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Aided only by a trained bear and a monkey, a magician and an acrobat challenge the power of the evil Red king who rules the Forest Lands by spreading the red fever to those who refuse to pay him tribute. (Source: Trove)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille, sound recording.
Works about this Work
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The Medieval and the Fantastic
1995
single work
essay
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 10 no. 4 1995; (p. 8-9) Masson discusses the popularity of fantasy, and examines how authors often chose a Celtic or medieval Europe style setting for their works. -
Untitled
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 34 no. 3 1990; (p. 27-28)
— Review of The Red King 1989 single work novel -
The Children's Book of the Year Awards Shortlists
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 5 no. 2 1990; (p. 22-24)
— Review of The Journey Home 1989 single work picture book ; I Wish I Had a Pirate Suit 1989 single work picture book ; A Nice Walk in the Jungle 1989 single work picture book ; Grandad's Magic 1989 single work picture book ; A Proper Little Lady 1989 single work picture book ; The Very Best of Friends 1989 single work picture book ; Pigs and Honey 1989 single work picture book ; Papa and the Olden Days 1989 single work picture book ; Onion Tears 1989 single work children's fiction ; The Extraordinary Magics of Emma McDade 1989 single work children's fiction ; Following the Gold 1989 selected work poetry ; The Dragon of Mith 1989 single work children's fiction ; Merryll of the Stones 1989 single work novel ; The Red King 1989 single work novel ; Balyet 1989 single work novel ; Skymaze 1989 single work children's fiction ; Thunderwith 1989 single work novel ; Came Back to Show You I Could Fly 1989 single work novel -
Untitled
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Scan , June vol. 9 no. 3 1990; (p. 12)
— Review of The Red King 1989 single work novel -
Everyone's a Winner, For Nomination's the Prize
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14 April 1990; (p. 40)
— Review of The Red King 1989 single work novel ; The Journey Home 1989 single work picture book ; I Wish I Had a Pirate Suit 1989 single work picture book ; A Proper Little Lady 1989 single work picture book ; Grandad's Magic 1989 single work picture book ; Papa and the Olden Days 1989 single work picture book ; The Dragon of Mith 1989 single work children's fiction ; The Great Deeds of Superheroes 1989 selected work children's fiction ; Bianca 1988 single work novel ; The Blue Chameleon 1989 single work novel ; A Nice Walk in the Jungle 1989 single work picture book ; Following the Gold 1989 selected work poetry ; The Very Best of Friends 1989 single work picture book ; Came Back to Show You I Could Fly 1989 single work novel ; Pigs and Honey 1989 single work picture book ; Merryll of the Stones 1989 single work novel
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Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 4 no. 4 1989; (p. 33)
— Review of The Red King 1989 single work novel -
Myths of Fearful Forests, Sea and Shore
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 11 November 1989;
— Review of Came Back to Show You I Could Fly 1989 single work novel ; Against the Odds 1989 selected work children's fiction ; The Red King 1989 single work novel -
Beasts of Fun and Fantasy
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 January 1990; (p. 18)
— Review of The Red King 1989 single work novel -
Pick of the Bunch For Kids
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 March 1990;
— Review of Pigs and Honey 1989 single work picture book ; The Red King 1989 single work novel -
New Novels from Writing Specialists
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 26 August 1989; (p. 12)
— Review of Bianca 1988 single work novel ; The Red King 1989 single work novel ; I Wish I Had a Pirate Suit 1989 single work picture book -
The Medieval and the Fantastic
1995
single work
essay
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 10 no. 4 1995; (p. 8-9) Masson discusses the popularity of fantasy, and examines how authors often chose a Celtic or medieval Europe style setting for their works.
Awards
- 1991 winner KOALA Awards — Secondary
- 1990 shortlisted Ditmar Awards — Best Novel
- 1990 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers
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