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This book is a collection of poems for children - sometimes zany, sometimes moving, sometimes humorous. These poems explore many aspects of everyday life on the farm, in the city, at the beach. Animals of all kinds, cubby houses, things that go bump int he night, things that kids all know and relate to, are explored in poetry that is always fun to read.(Libraries Australia record summary).
Notes
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Dedication: For my family : Kelvin, Tamara, Jared, Natalie, Rochelle, Samuel and Kyle, geat inspiration. Also to Ron who has set my poems free.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Wollongong,
Wollongong area,
Illawarra,
South Coast,
New South Wales,:Five Islands Press
, 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Icecream Cityi"Icecream city", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Unwrappingi"You receive it with a smile", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Photo Fablei"We clicked and encouraged smiles", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Listen, Listeni"listen, listen", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Vegetariani"Potato head", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Earthquake Comingi"I can hear an earthquake coming", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Note on Doori"This is just to tell you", single work poetry (p. 14)
- In the Garagei"In the garage", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Redback Mansioni"The red velvet welcome", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Burglar Alarmi"It costs nothing to install", single work poetry (p. 18)
- How Elsei"At dusk", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Making Wardrobe Spacei"The hutsman spider hangs", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Crazyi"What is crazy?", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Walked Overi"An ant just walked over my words", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Name Pinching Crowsi"In its beak, my name", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Plaguei"These two plages have I seen, said the boy", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Mosquitoi"Mosquito comes calling", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Pincher at the Picnici"Here comes the tongs", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Cubby Housei"Cubby house engineers", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Giftsi"can come like ribbons of rain", single work poetry (p. 28)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] Redback Mansion : Poems
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Studio : A Journal of Christians Writing , Winter no. 91 2003; (p. 34-35)
— Review of Redback Mansion : Poems 2002 selected work poetry -
[Review] Redback Mansion : Poems
2003
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: Five Bells , Autumn vol. 10 no. 2 2003; (p. 3) -
[Review] Redback Mansion : Poems
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Spring vol. 9 no. 4 2002; (p. 42)
— Review of Redback Mansion : Poems 2002 selected work poetry -
[Review] Redback Mansion : Poems
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 17 no. 4 2002; (p. 32)
— Review of Redback Mansion : Poems 2002 selected work poetry
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[Review] Redback Mansion : Poems
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Spring vol. 9 no. 4 2002; (p. 42)
— Review of Redback Mansion : Poems 2002 selected work poetry -
[Review] Redback Mansion : Poems
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Studio : A Journal of Christians Writing , Winter no. 91 2003; (p. 34-35)
— Review of Redback Mansion : Poems 2002 selected work poetry -
[Review] Redback Mansion : Poems
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 17 no. 4 2002; (p. 32)
— Review of Redback Mansion : Poems 2002 selected work poetry -
[Review] Redback Mansion : Poems
2003
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: Five Bells , Autumn vol. 10 no. 2 2003; (p. 3)
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