Gumnut Babies Deluxe Edition

A delightful collection of some of May Gibbs′s most charming ′bush babies′ stories. The stories include Flannel Flowers and Other Bush Babies, Wattle Babies, Boronia Babies and Gum-Blossom Babies plus Nuttybub and Nittersing. Poor Nittersing was stolen by a Banksia Man when he was a tiny baby and now it is up to his friend Nuttybub : that brave and fearless young Nut : to rescue him, with the help of Mr Lizard. This is a deed that takes several years, so they experience many exciting adventures along the way.The perfect gift for all those May Gibbs fans keen to add to their collection.

About the Author

May Gibbs (1877-1969) came to Australia at the age of four. Even as a child May drew and painted, encouraged by her parents. She studied art, both in Western Australia and in England, before settling in Sydney to follow a successful career as a writer and illustrator of children’s books. Her most famous book, Tales of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, was published in 1918. Her bestselling series featuring the Gumnut babies, their friends and their foes, established an enduring mythology of the Australian bush for generations raised firmly on traditional European fairytales. In 1955, she received an MBE for her contribution to children’s literature...