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Issue Details: First known date: 2007-... 2007- Kumiko
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Affiliation Notes

  • Associated with the AustLit subset Australian Literary Responses to 'Asia' as the work uses Japanese imagery.
  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it uses Japanese imagery.

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y separately published work icon Kumiko and the Dragon Briony Stewart , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2007 Z1423101 2007 single work children's fiction children's fantasy adventure (taught in 1 units) 'Kumiko doesn't like going to bed. She can't sleep. The reason she can't sleep is the giant dragon that sits outside her bedroom window every single night. So one night she plucks up the courage to ask the dragon to leave, not knowing that the truth she is about to discover is more thrilling than anything she could ever have imagined.' (Publisher's blurb)
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y separately published work icon Kumiko and the Dragon's Secret Briony Stewart , Briony Stewart (illustrator), St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2010 Z1711143 2010 single work children's fiction children's fantasy adventure 'Continues the fantasy adventure of Kumiko, a young Japanese girl who is guarded by the dragon, Tomodo. In this sequel to the beautifully written Kumiko and the Dragon, danger surrounds Kumiko's family as the sinister shadow catchers kidnap Kumiko's sister, Arisu, seeking to absorb the dragons' magical powers through the royal human bloodline of Kumiko's family. Kumiko is the only one who can defeat the shadow catchers. She alone has the power to rescue her little sister and to restore order to the magical world of the dragons. But can she get there in time?' (Source: publisher's website.)
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y separately published work icon Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers Briony Stewart , Briony Stewart (illustrator), St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2011 Z1782690 2011 single work children's fiction children's fantasy adventure 'Since discovering the secret of the Shadow Catchers, a group of powerful sorcerers determined to steal dragon magic at any cost, Kumiko knows it's only a matter of time before her family and Tomodo are in grave danger. To save those she loves, Kumiko must venture where no one in her family has gone before. Can she stop the Shadow Catchers once and for all?

Join Kumiko for her most exciting adventure yet as she travels through a world of shadows and dark magic to find freedom for herself, her family and a kingdom of dragons.' (Publisher's blurb)

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First known date: 2007-
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Works about this Work

Briony Stewart : Artist and Writer Joanna Andrew , 2013 single work interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 28 no. 5 2013; (p. 14-16)
Briony Stewart : Artist and Writer Joanna Andrew , 2013 single work interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 28 no. 5 2013; (p. 14-16)
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