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Fox wrote her first draft for Possum Magic in 1978, during a course in children's literature at Flinders University.Over five years, nine publishers rejected the draft. When it was accepted by Omnibus Books in Adelaide they asked Fox to reduce the book, then titled Hush the Invisible Mouse, by two-thirds (the original text ran four and a half pages without illustrations) and to change the mice ...
It was rejected nine times over five years before Omnibus Books accepted it, but asked her to rewrite it more lyrically, cut two-thirds of the story and change the mice to possums. [4] [5] In 1983, the book was published as Possum Magic. It follows Hush, a possum whose Grandma Poss turns her invisible to protect her from the bush.
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Year Author Book Citation 1993 Jeannie Baker: Window: Winner 1994 Mem Fox: Possum Magic: Winner 1995 Margaret Wild: Toby: Winner 1996 Jessica Carroll: Billy the Punk
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Play With Me (children's book) Possum Magic; R. The Reptile Room; Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (picture book)
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "1983 children's books" ... Possum Magic; Q. The Queen's Nose; R.
Pogo (revived as Walt Kelly's Pogo) was a daily comic strip that was created by cartoonist Walt Kelly and syndicated to American newspapers from 1948 until 1975. Set in the Okefenokee Swamp in the Southeastern United States, Pogo followed the adventures of its anthropomorphic animal characters, including the title character, an opossum.
A new setting of the song "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer" was also written for the original Broadway production, in which the song was sung by Mr. Mistoffelees, while the actors playing Coricopat (Rene Clemente) and Etcetera (Christine Langner) danced the song as "dolls" made of junk, brought to life, and appearing out of the boot (trunk) of a ...