Children’S Tales and Plays

In these children’s stories and plays, starting with Mr. Redgum and Miss Eucalyptus, read about the flora and fauna of Australia and the native threat fire is to the natural environment that Kimberley Kookaburra, Kingsley Kangaroo, Wally Wombat, Candy Koala, and Baby Joylene live in.

Timberlina—the Elephant is an adventure story about when a circus elephant takes Ozwald, Peter, Jennifer, and Clarissa to Africa, Tomorrowland, Toyland with Father Christmas, and a fantasy world.

King of the Land of Kurralongawigglybell! is a pantomime about the misadventure of a villain who puts a spell on the village people of Kurralongawigglybell to stop the celebration of Christmas. But a handsome Prince Edward, who recruits the help of the Wizard of AZ and Bugsy Malone to capture the villain and break the spell by singing “Jingle Bells,” will marry a princess for his reward.

Dinosaur in My Backyard is a short play about the believable appearance of a dinosaur in Mark Phillips’s backyard where he found a fossil. His school teacher thinks it is unbelievable, but that afternoon, when Dr. Seux and Mark’s parents discuss a television interview, Dudley the Dinosaur appears and tells them he is from the planet of Palientology.