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Kate Simpson Kate Simpson i(A88844 works by)
Born: Established: 1958 ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon How to Move a Zoo : The Incredible True Story Kate Simpson , Owen Swan (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2024 27654010 2024 single work picture book children's

'The true story of how at the beginning of the 20th century Jessie the elephant walked from Moore Park Zoo to her spacious new home in the Taronga Zoological Park.

'It was still dark when Mr Miller opened the gates of the old zoo, but he wasn't scared because he wasn't alone. He was with Jessie the elephant and together they were going to walk from Moore Park, through the city streets, to the ferry at Fort Macquarie. Jessie was moving to her spacious new home in the soon-to-be-opened Taronga Zoological Park.

'Jessie's surprising journey was unlike any other and it brought a little warmth to the city on that brisk September morning in 1916.

'The incredible true story of Jessie the elephant from the bestselling author of Anzac Girl: The War Diaries of Alice Ross-King and the highly acclaimed illustrator of Anzac Biscuits.' (Publication summary) 
1 Review : Song Bird Superhero Kate Simpson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , August 2016;
— Review of Song Bird Superhero Karen Tyrrell , 2016 single work children's fiction
2 2 y separately published work icon Little Wombat Goes to Childcare Kate Simpson , Greg Holfeld (illustrator), Hawthorn : Jitterbug Books , 2007 Z1515468 2007 single work picture book children's 'When Little Wombat (and Frog) go to childcare, all sorts of magical things happen. But like with all good magic, the unexpected is waiting just around the corner' (Source: publisher's blurb).
2 3 y separately published work icon Where's Dummy? Kate Simpson , Greg Holfeld (illustrator), Hawthorn : Jitterbug Books , 2005 Z1192624 2005 single work picture book children's 'Little Wombat has lost his dummy. Can you help him find it? Join Little Wombat in a game of hide-and-seek to find that tricky dummy. This delightful picture book is a fun approach to giving up the dummy' (Source: Trove).
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