Blossom Possum: The Sky is Falling Down-Under Picture Book EUC

Description

Blossom Possum: The Sky is Falling Down-Under by Gina Newton – Illustrated by Kilmeny Niland (2011)

An Australian retelling of the iconic story of Chicken Little who thought the sky was falling, with Australian animals and a definite Australian accent.

Blossom Possum is the first alarmist to believe the sky is falling and she decides to tell the Prime Minister.

With nods to Australian-isms such as ’round the back of beyond’ and ‘past the black stump’, Blossom Possum gathers an oddball collection of Australian birds and animals who all join her journey.  Rocky Cocky is a cheeky cockatoo, Echo Gecko an old hippie lizard, and Toey Joey a lively young kangaroo.

“Colour my beak blue, that’s a risky business if you’re not a cockatoo,’ squawked Rocky Cocky.
‘You’ll need a bodyguard.”

“They trotted and strutted off down the track, round the back of beyond, up the hill and past the black stump, until they bumped into… Joanna Goanna.”

Dimensions: 25 x 24 x 0.3cm

Pages: 32

Age: 3-8