Shaggy Gully Times by Jackie French
Shaggy Gully Times by Jackie French
Shaggy Gully Times by Jackie French
Shaggy Gully Times by Jackie French

Shaggy Gully Times by Jackie French

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Illustrated by Bruce Whatley

Look! Up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane?

No, it's a wombat, a sheep and a dancing kangaroo -

And they're on the front page of the Shaggy Gully times!

The small bush town of Shaggy Gully is home to many animals, including local celebrities Mothball, Pete and Josephine.

Pete the Sheep runs a successful hairdressing salon and Josephine is a renowned ballerina. Mothball is editor of the weekly newspaper, the Shaggy Gully times.

She also can't spell.

This week's edition is jam-packed with exciting news of how a small town comes together to rescue some unfortunately animals from Mr Nasty's zoo. How did the rescue take place and will the newcomer animals fit into life in Shaggy Gully?

Read all about this and other exciting news in the punniest newspaper ever!

Condition: Very Good Condition
Format: Paperback
Age: 4+

Jackie French is a full-time writer who lives near Braidwood in the Araluen Valley, NSW. In 2000, Hitler’s Daughter was awarded the CBC Younger Readers’ Award. To the Moon and Back won the Eve Pownall Award in 2005. Macbeth and Son, and Josephine Wants to Dance were both shortlisted for the 2007 CBC Awards.

Bruce Whatley is one of Australia’s best-loved and most-respected author–illustrators. His most recent books include the enormously successful and award-winning Diary of a Wombat, written by Jackie French, and its companion volume, The Secret World of Wombats, also illustrated by Bruce. The best selling team have also collaborated on Pete the Sheep, and most recently, Josephine Wants to Dance. Two of Bruce’s previous books, The Ugliest Dog in the World and Tails from Grandad’s Attic, were named as Notable Books by the Children’s Book Council of Australia in 1993 and 1996 respectively.

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