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y separately published work icon A Friend for Old Tom single work   children's fiction   children's  
Is part of Old Tom Series Leigh Hobbs , 1994 series - author picture book children's fiction
Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 A Friend for Old Tom
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'Old Tom discovers Angela and decides that he wants to live with her and, of course, that she wants to live with him. Old Tom's hilarious attempts at infiltrating Angela's life - which leave behind the usual trail of shocked onlookers and broken debris - burst from the page with Leigh's trademark energy and humour.' (Libraries Australia)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Puffin , 2008 .
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      Extent: 94p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 9780143302926
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    y separately published work icon The Big Book of Old Tom Leigh Hobbs , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2014 7576653 2014 selected work children's fiction

    Angela Throgmorton lives alone and likes it that way. One day she finds an unusual bundle on her doorstep – Old Tom has arrived. Her life will never be the same. And nor will yours! The Big Book of Old Tom is five adventures of Leigh Hobbs’ much loved characters, Old Tom and Angela Throgmorton, in one delightful collection.

    Source: Allen and Unwin website.

         Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2014
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Works about this Work

Untitled Peg Goode , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 52 no. 3 2008; (p. 22)
— Review of A Friend for Old Tom Leigh Hobbs , 2008 single work children's fiction
[Untitled] Annette Dale Meiklejohn , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 23 no. 2 2008; (p. 36)
— Review of A Friend for Old Tom Leigh Hobbs , 2008 single work children's fiction
Kids' Lit Rosemary Neill , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 May 2008; (p. 10)
— Review of A Friend for Old Tom Leigh Hobbs , 2008 single work children's fiction
Off the Shelf : Children's Dianne Dempsey , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 May 2008; (p. 27)
— Review of A Friend for Old Tom Leigh Hobbs , 2008 single work children's fiction
Under Age Leigh Hobbs , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 13 April 2008; (p. 29)
— Review of A Friend for Old Tom Leigh Hobbs , 2008 single work children's fiction ; Treasure Fever! Andy Griffiths , 2008 single work children's fiction
Under Age Leigh Hobbs , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 13 April 2008; (p. 29)
— Review of A Friend for Old Tom Leigh Hobbs , 2008 single work children's fiction ; Treasure Fever! Andy Griffiths , 2008 single work children's fiction
Off the Shelf : Children's Dianne Dempsey , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 May 2008; (p. 27)
— Review of A Friend for Old Tom Leigh Hobbs , 2008 single work children's fiction
Kids' Lit Rosemary Neill , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 May 2008; (p. 10)
— Review of A Friend for Old Tom Leigh Hobbs , 2008 single work children's fiction
[Untitled] Annette Dale Meiklejohn , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 23 no. 2 2008; (p. 36)
— Review of A Friend for Old Tom Leigh Hobbs , 2008 single work children's fiction
Untitled Peg Goode , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 52 no. 3 2008; (p. 22)
— Review of A Friend for Old Tom Leigh Hobbs , 2008 single work children's fiction
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