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1 y separately published work icon School of Laughs Jim Dewar , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2020 18074629 2020 selected work prose humour

'How do you get straight A’s? Write them with a ruler.

'What subject do wizards enjoy? Spelling.

'What school do surfers go to? Boarding school.

'Knock, knock! Who’s there? Lex. Lex who? Lex go—school is starting!'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon You're Joking Jim Dewar , Gosford : Scholastic Australia , 2019 16891592 2019 single work prose humour children's

'Buy me to support kids facing cancer, because laughter is the best medicine! Did you hear about the super-confident snail? It came out of its shell. How do shoes stay in touch with their friends? They're on Faceboot. Which Hogwarts wizard badly needs a haircut? Hairy Potter. Knock, knock ... see who's there by reading on!' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Storybook Stars Jim Dewar , Adam Carruthers (illustrator), Mascot : Koala Books , 2018 12317115 2018 single work picture book children's

'The party's on! Yippee! Lets cheer! Storybook stars are gathered here! They've left their tales and left their rhymes to meet and talk about old times! Can you guess who is arriving at the storybook stars' annual picnic party? Be sure to look carefully-- one particularly hungry guest isn't quite what they seem.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? Jim Dewar , Simon Williams (illustrator), Gosford : Scholastic Australia , 2016 8936124 2016 single work picture book children's

'Everyone thinks the chicken crossed the road just to get to the other side! Find out what happened next in this hilarious tale based on a favourite joke.' (Publication summary)
2 2 y separately published work icon River Riddle Jim Dewar , Anil Tortop (illustrator), Gosford : Scholastic Australia , 2015 8756136 2015 single work picture book children's

'Once upon a summer's day, A boy called Jack is on his way To market on the river bank With a sheep called Dolly and a fox called Frank.' (Publication summary)
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