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y Dougal, the Garbage Dump Bear single work picture book children's

Author:agent Matt Dray
Illustrator: Matt Dray

Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 Dougal, the Garbage Dump Bear

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'Dougal was a shy little bear with a heart of gold. He never got to play with the other toys in the house because they were all new and clean and perfect and he was not. He often wished he could be new like them . . .

Then, one rainy afternoon, Dougal is left outside and ends up in the garbage bin. How much can a teddy bear? But even though he's down, Dougal is not out. He finds a new life and learns that sometimes bad luck can be your best friend.

Based on a true story, with photos taken by someone who was there, Dougal the Garbage Dump Bear is a heart-warming and hilarious picture book for all the family - an absolute gem of a picture book.' (Publisher's blurb)

Notes

This is affiliated with Dr Laurel Cohn's Picture Book Diet because it contains representations of food and/or food practices.

Food depiction	Incidental
Food types	Everyday foods Discretionary foods Discretionary drinks High sugar foods High fat foods
Food practices	Eating out - picnics Parties and Entertaining
Gender	n/a
Signage	n/a
Positive/negative value	n/a
Food as sense of place	Urban
Setting	Urban landscape
Food as social cohesion	Social gatherings
Food as cultural identity	n/a
Food as character identity	n/a
Food as language	n/a

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On My Bedside Table Dixie Marshall , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 8 March 2008; (p. 42)
— Review of Court in the Middle Andrew Fraser , 2007 single work autobiography ; The Killer Within : Inside the World of Bradley John Murdoch Paul Toohey , 2007 single work biography ; Dougal, the Garbage Dump Bear Matt Dray , 2004 single work picture book

Untitled Jean Yates , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Books from Our Backyard : Must-Read Books from Queensland 2006; (p. 10)
— Review of Dougal, the Garbage Dump Bear Matt Dray , 2004 single work picture book

Untitled Clare Way , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 49 no. 2 2005; (p. 17)
— Review of Dougal, the Garbage Dump Bear Matt Dray , 2004 single work picture book

Unusual Angles Moira Robinson , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 269 2005; (p. 60-61)
— Review of Jungle Drums Graeme Base , 2004 single work picture book ; Are We There Yet? : A Journey Around Australia Alison Lester , 2004 single work picture book ; Dougal, the Garbage Dump Bear Matt Dray , 2004 single work picture book ; Bird Annette Lodge , 2004 single work picture book ; The World That We Want Kim Michelle Toft , 2004 single work picture book

Untitled Barbara James , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 20 no. 1 2005; (p. 28)
— Review of Dougal, the Garbage Dump Bear Matt Dray , 2004 single work picture book

Stuffed by Success Rodney Chester , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 October 2004; (p. 7)
— Review of Dougal, the Garbage Dump Bear Matt Dray , 2004 single work picture book