BOTTERSNIKES and OTHER LOST THINGS

A Celebration of Australian Illustrated Children's Books

by JULIET O'CONOR

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New hardcover book with dustjacket, full of superb colour photos. Published 2009, 264 pages.

Lazy Bottersnikes in outback rubbish tips, Sir Pronoun's dilemma about standing in Miss Noun's place and the story of how Jack built a house, a hut or a shack are all to be found in this treasury of Australian children's books. Exploring everything from schooldays to fantasy worlds, from its 19th century beginnings to the 21st century, this book is remarkable for its breadth of coverage, encouraging new ways of seeing the Australian child's literary history.

Bottersnikes and Other Lost Things: A Treasury of Australian Children's Literature is beautifully illustrated and includes works from some of Australia's best known and loved writers and illustrators: Mem Fox and Patricia Mullins, Bob Graham, Libby Hathorn and Gregory Rogers, Gary Crew and Shaun Tan, Pamela Allen and old favourites such as May Gibbs, Peg Maltby, Drothy Wall and Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.

Chapters include:

• Acknowledgements and introduction
• Part 1 - Schooldays: early educational texts, alphabet books, school papers and readers, independent instructional books
• Part 2 - Morality and the Family: environmental conservatism, character development and maturation, daily routine
• Part 3 - Home and Lane: nineteenth century homes, children's annuals, imaginary homes, homes today, land as home
• Part 4 - Journeys: physical journeys, the lost child, imaginary journeys,
• Part 5 - Other Worlds: fairies, anthropomorphism, imaginary worlds,
• Children's Book Council of Australia Award Winners - chronological list of winning illustrated books since 1946
• Notes, Further Reading, Picture Credits and Index

This book illuminates the icons of Australian children's literature, and is a wonderful collection for those passionate about children's books.

About the author

Juliet O'Conor is responsible for the State Library of Victoria's Children's Literature Collection of over 100,000 Australian and overseas children's books. This collection has been the inspiration for her to pursue further research via postgraduate study in children's literature. Completion of a fellowship in 2004 led to commencement of her doctorate at Deakin University in the field of Indigenous Australian traditional stories. O'Conor shares her expertise through public talks, publications and advice on research strategies in the field of children's literature.

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Bottersnikes and Other Lost Things: A Celeration of Australian Illustrated Children's Books by Juliet O'Conor