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Australia Day Bush Inspired Australiana For Kids!

January 16, 2018

May Gibbs’ stories are renowned for their peaceful, dreamlike beauty, but also their intense focus on all things Australiana. A love of the Aussie bush can be felt with the turn of every page of a May Gibbs story. Her thoughtful renderings and descriptions of characters and settings inspired...

The Day We Brought Magic Back To Childhood!

January 13, 2018

Who stole all the magic from childhood? We suspect it was the Big Bad Banksia Men but we have no proof! May Gibbs believed that childhood should be magical – filled with the wonder of nature, with little bush babies on big adventures. She believed in the joy that only reading can...

May Gibbs: Australian Feminist

January 11, 2018

‘Australian Feminist’ might not be the first term that comes to mind when we think about renowned Australian artist and author, May Gibbs. Her name conjures up images of the iconic bush fairies, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, the gumnut babies. Her gorgeously illustrated, imaginative stories have...