Seven Little Australians: Popular Penguins by Ethel Turner

Seven Little Australians: Popular Penguins by Ethel TurnerJudy's father, Captain Woolcot, found his vivacious, cheeky daughter impossible but seven children were really too much for him and most of the time they ran wild at their rambling riverside home, Misrule. Step inside and meet them all dreamy Meg, and Pip, daring Judy, naughty Bunty, Nell, Baby and the youngest, 'the General'. Come and share in their lives, their laughter and their tears.

This keepsake treasury of Australian picture books is in turns adorable

such as happenings

the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well

and a nation

there is a catch

Kara's first book was adapted into a Hollywood film

He's confronted Hamas officials about why they fire rockets into Israel and Israeli soldiers about why they fire tear gas at Palestinian schoolchildren

That's what we paint

language and dream

longings and desires

Everyone works together to save the ancient forest and finally there is peace among the cockatoos

and has delighted children and parents over many years