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Sam Wilson Sam Wilson i(9106296 works by)
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Heritage: English
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3 y separately published work icon Violet Mackerel's Pocket Protest Anna Branford , Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2013 Z1930089 2013 single work children's fiction children's

'VIOLET MACKEREL loves Clover Park. She especially loves to collect acorns from under the big old OAK TREE. But the OAK TREE is going to be cut down. Violet does NOT think this is a good idea! The OAK TREE is important. It is worth trying to SAVE. And Violet hopes her POCKET PROTEST will be just the thing to save it.' (Publication abstract)

3 3 y separately published work icon Violet Mackerel's Possible Friend Anna Branford , Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2013 Z1935881 2013 single work children's fiction children's 'Violet Mackerel has moved into her new house. There is a girl next door who could be a possible friend. Her name is Rose and she has a pink and white bedroom and a doll's house. Violet hopes that Rose might not be just a possible friend for very long. Instead, she would quite like Rose to be a very good friend.' (Publisher's blurb)
3 2 y separately published work icon Violet Mackerel's Personal Space Anna Branford , Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2012 Z1935877 2012 single work children's fiction children's 'Violet Mackerel has some good news and some not-so-good news. The good news is about Mum and Vincent. The not-so-good news is that they have to move house. Violet is trying to be brave, but sometimes leaving your personal space can be tricky.' (Publisher's blurb)
3 4 y separately published work icon Violet Mackerel's Remarkable Recovery Anna Branford , Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2011 Z1737906 2011 single work children's fiction children's

'VIOLET MACKEREL has to have her tonsils out. Violet does NOT think this is a good idea. She prefers NOT to have things taken out. But the tonsils have to go. And that's okay, because maybe Violet will make the most REMARKABLE RECOVERY ever.' (Publication summary)

3 6 y separately published work icon Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot Anna Branford , Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2010 Z1737898 2010 single work children's fiction children's

'Violet Mackerel thinks she would QUITE LIKE to own the blue china bird at the Saturday markets. This is not just a SILLY WISH. It is instead the start of a VERY IMPORTANT idea. But what she needs is a PLOT. A BRILLIANT plot. Introducing readers to a new warm and loveable character, Violet Mackerel s Brilliant Plot is a story not to be missed.' (Publication abstract)

3 4 y separately published work icon Violet Mackerel's Natural Habitat Anna Branford , Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2011 Z1811204 2011 single work children's fiction children's

' Violet Mackerel has a new theory.

It is the theory of helping small things.

'Violet Mackerel quite likes helping. She particularly likes to help small things. So when Violet makes friends with a tiny ladybird called Small Gloria, she wants to give her a Helping hand. But sometimes it's hard to know the best way to help a Small thing - especially when it's not in its Natural Habitat.' (Publisher's blurb)

1 y separately published work icon Murder at Warrabah House May Jasper , Sam Wilson , Samantha Hill , 2011 South Brisbane : Playlab , 2011 10177459 2011 single work drama

'Both homage to and dark departure from the traditional Agatha Christie murder mystery, this antipodean re-imagining of the classic tale of death at a country house turns the crime genre upside down in more ways than one.

'The play boasts a cast of intriguing characters, all bought to life by a single performer, and all bound together in a cunning and unexpected narrative that will keep you guessing to the very end.' (Publication summary)

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