Hey, diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon ... Come and join these Australian animals as they put on a performance to remember!
Matt Shanks' cartoon-style creatures are appealing as always, and dressed specially for the talent show (bow ties, hats, and jewellery are out in full force). The animals and the antics they get up to are depicted with humour and some underlying visual jokes (if you can recognise them).
Kids' Book Review
This new imagining is something that readers of all ages will enjoy, from those who knew it as a child to those just discovering it now.
The Book Muse
I have lived and worked my whole life in Gadigal and Boon Wurrung Country in what we now call Australia. I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I do my work and I pay my respects to elders past and present. I acknowledge the sorrow of the stolen generations and the impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. I also recognise the resilience, strength and pride of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and through my work, aim to help as much as I can to empower and help them thrive.
The land we call Australia always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
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