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Issue Details: First known date: 1987... 1987 Tonsil Eye 'Tis
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'A boy who is obsessed with garden gnomes gets a gnome with a face in its mouth. After getting the face out of the gnome's mouth, the boy ends up getting the face in his own mouth, as well as an eye growing on his finger.' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quirky_Tails)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Quirky Tails : More Oddball Stories Paul Jennings , Ringwood London : Puffin , 1987 Z831863 1987 selected work children's fiction children's humour Ringwood London : Puffin , 1987
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Paul Jennings' Weirdest Stories Paul Jennings , Camberwell : Penguin , 2006 Z1343299 2006 selected work children's fiction children's

    From the hugely popular UnCollected series comes this special selection of tales – a showcase of Paul's storytelling talents at their very best . . . and weirdest!

    Camberwell : Penguin , 2006
    pg. 26-35

Works about this Work

The Man on the Stair Paul Jennings , 1988 single work column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 3 no. 4 1988; (p. 9-12)
The Man on the Stair Paul Jennings , 1988 single work column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 3 no. 4 1988; (p. 9-12)
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