Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian

by Dorothy Wall

Book Overview

This early work by Dorothy Wall was originally published in 1933 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian is a childrens story... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473300622
• ISBN13: 9781473300620
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Fite Press
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Blinky Bill: a perennial favourite

Blinky Bill was first introduced to Australian children in the 1930s. Dorothy Wall wrote a series of books about Blinky and his friends and his irresistible appeal as a likeable, witty and rebellious child hero quickly endeared him to children and adults alike. He has certainly been a perennial favourite for at least three generations in my own family. Blinky Bill is a true Australian larrikin: fiercely independent, eternally mischievous and extraordinarily brave. His capacity to get into (and out of scrapes) is unparalled. Blinky Bill's friends include an assortment of Australian animals: who generally interact as children would like to but usually within some recognisable boundaries of their own species. The Adventures of Blinky Bill have never been out of print, and were adapted for television in the 1980s. I recommend this book to all readers. Those with small children can read the stories with them, older children will enjoy exploring the adventures of Blinky Bill for themselves and adults can discover (or rediscover) a wonderful childhood experience. Jennifer Cameron-Smith

Not Free SF Reader

A children's story, of course, this is the adventures or a mischievous koala. Definitely fun. Bill gets up to the usual sort of things that kids get up to around the parents, but he takes it a bit further, in a Tom Sawyer or Huck Finn kind of level of mucking around.

Good stuff for American kids too.

10 years or so ago, I bought a copy of the Blinky Bill kids stories during a trip to Australia. I basically walked into a bookshop with a reasonably good children's section and asked them to steer me in the direction of the most popular kids book for 3 to 5 year olds. Blinky Bill was the answer. I bought it as a present for a nephew. He loved it, so did his sisters and so do my kids when they get a chance to have my brother read them a story.

The Complete Adventures of Blinky Bill

Blinky is just like most children, sometimes naughty, sometimes sweet, and always up to something. I picked up a copy in Australia a long time ago, and thoroughly enjoyed it as an adult. I have read it time and again to my daughter (age 5), and she never tires of hearing of the adventures of Blinky, Snubby, Nutsy and all the others. I think this is a book that, even though about Australian creatures and the bush, transcends that to appeal to all children about the kinds of escapades children experience. I highly recommend it.

Australian Children's Classic

The tale of a baby Koala (Blinky Bill) separated from his mother due to his curiosity and naughtiness. We join Blinky as he encounters various Australian bush creatures (Angelina Wallaby, Mrs Snake and others) and his inevitable run-in with humans.The illustrations are delightful, the characterisations are superb and the story is really good fun for 2 - 6 year olds. Older readers will enjoy reading this story to someone younger!The issues of habitat destruction, hunting and extinction are dealt with seriously but in a way that children can relate to. It should be noted that this story was first published in 1939 - long before there was public awareness of these problems.This is always in print in Australia and just about every child has a copy bought for them. Clearly the relevance for American children would not be as great, however it is well worth reading to them anyway if you're after something different.