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Issue Details: First known date: 1987... 1987 The Macquarie Bedtime Story Book
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Chatswood, Chatswood - Gordon - Castlecrag area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Macquarie Library , 1987 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
John's Task, Mary Roberts , single work children's fiction children's (p. 70-73)
The Foolish Farmer, Barbara Ker Wilson , single work children's fiction children's
A Celtic story in the style of 'Jack and the Beanstalk' about Mr Farmer Plod-and-plough, who sells his cow, makes a number of trades, and arrives home with a stick, with which his wife, Mrs Farmer Plod-and-plough, promptly beats him.
 (p. 74-77)
Rock Wallabyi"Wallaby, wallaby", Irene Gough , single work poetry children's (p. 78)
The Hungry Bunyip, Virginia Ferguson , single work children's fiction children's (p. 79-83)
M.M.'s Songsi"Coots eat waterbeetles", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry children's humour (p. 84-85)
Country Lunchi"The basket is a big one, the billycan immense", Max Fatchen , single work poetry children's (p. 86-87)
Brenda Bakeri"Brenda Baker, quite ill-bred,", Doug MacLeod , single work poetry children's (p. 88)
The Penguin Bold (from The Magic Pudding)i"To see the penguin out at sea,", Norman Lindsay , single work poetry (p. 89)
Elephant's Lunch, Kate Walker , single work children's fiction children's (p. 91-96)
The Two Hunchbacks, Hesba Brinsmead , single work children's fiction children's myth/legend
A retelling of an Irish tale which features the 'cheerful little hunchback', Lusmore.
 (p. 101-105)
The Fox and the Gingerbread Man, Barbara Ker Wilson , single work children's fiction children's
A retelling of a Celtic story in which a fox outsmarts the cheeky Gingerbread Man.
 (p. 106-107)
The Mouse's Bridegroom, Barbara Ker Wilson , single work children's fiction children's
A retelling of a Burmese story in which parents strive to marry their daughter to the 'most powerful being on earth'. Miss Mouse wants to marry young Mister Mouse. But her parents instead try to marry Miss Mouse to the sun, the rain, the wind, and various other forces. But as they interrogate each prospective bridegroom, the mouse parents discover that none of them is the most powerful being of all.
(p. 108-110)
Mushkil Gusha, Hesba Brinsmead , single work children's fiction children's myth/legend
A retelling of a story from Central Asia (Iran) in which a poor Muslim woodcutter is rewarded by Mushkil Gusha, Solver of Problems.
 (p. 111-115)
The Crow and the Wren, Barbara Ker Wilson , single work children's fiction children's myth/legend
A retelling of a Burmese story in which the little wren outsmarts the crow.
 (p. 116-120)
Sinabouda Lily : A Folk Tale from Papua New Guinea, Robin Anderson , Jennifer Allen (illustrator), single work picture book children's myth/legend
Sinabouda Lily loves to swing on her swing. But she must be very careful, or she will be eaten by the witch Sinawakelakela Tanotano. When Sinabouda Lily is left alone one day with nothing but a bunch of magical bananas, the witch makes a move.
 (p. 121-123)
Note: With title: Sinabouda Lily. In prose form with minimal illus.
Emusi"It is", Chris Wallace-Crabbe , single work poetry children's (p. 124)
Old Man Platypusi"Far from the trouble and toil of town,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 125)
Moonstruck!i"If you met Lucan's family", Sally Odgers , single work poetry children's (p. 128-130)
The Talking Bow Tie, Morris Lurie , single work children's fiction children's (p. 131-134)
The Tale of a Despicable Puddin' Thiefi"A puddin' thief, as I've heard tell", Norman Lindsay , extract poetry children's (p. 135-137)
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