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Mr McGee
1987
series - author
picture book
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First known date:
1998...
1998
Mr McGee and the Biting Flea
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''Mr McGee went out to play, down to the beach one windy day,' the story begins. His happy mood is spoilt when he is bitten by a flea, a flea that he can't get rid of. The only solution is to take off all his clothes and jump into the sea because of course, fleas don't like the sea. Mr McGee and the flea are finally separated and the flea moves on to the hair of a dog instead. The pictures tell the story as well as the text.' (Publication summary)
Notes
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Adapted as a children's theatre production with the same title by Patch Theatre Company, Adelaide (directed by Dave Brown).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- board book
Works about this Work
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Page to Performance : Children's Books Adapted for the Stage
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 27 no. 1 2012; (p. 8-11) -
What About the Wobbly Bits?
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Classroom , vol. 19 no. 3 2000; (p. 26-29) Australian illustrators discuss the censorship in picture books. The differences between censorship in Australia and the U.S. publishing is also discussed. -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1999
1999
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 43 no. 3 1999; (p. 3-12) -
Reviews Under Eight
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The School Librarian , Spring vol. 47 no. 1 1999; (p. 17)
— Review of Mr McGee and the Biting Flea 1998 single work picture book -
Cover Book : Mr McGee and the Biting Flea
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 13 no. 3 1998; (p. 24)
— Review of Mr McGee and the Biting Flea 1998 single work picture book
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Untitled
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 42 no. 4 1998; (p. 14)
— Review of Mr McGee and the Biting Flea 1998 single work picture book -
Cover Book : Mr McGee and the Biting Flea
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 13 no. 3 1998; (p. 24)
— Review of Mr McGee and the Biting Flea 1998 single work picture book -
Reviews Under Eight
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The School Librarian , Spring vol. 47 no. 1 1999; (p. 17)
— Review of Mr McGee and the Biting Flea 1998 single work picture book -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1999
1999
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 43 no. 3 1999; (p. 3-12) -
Page to Performance : Children's Books Adapted for the Stage
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 27 no. 1 2012; (p. 8-11) -
What About the Wobbly Bits?
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Classroom , vol. 19 no. 3 2000; (p. 26-29) Australian illustrators discuss the censorship in picture books. The differences between censorship in Australia and the U.S. publishing is also discussed.
Awards
- 2004 winner COOL Award — Picture Book
- 2000 winner CYBER Awards — Picture Books
- 1999 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Picture Book of the Year
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