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Little Lunch: The Off-limits Fence

Series: Little Lunch
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Little Lunch: The Off-limits Fence by Danny Katz is a delightful children's book that takes place during the excitement of little lunch at school. The story follows a group of kids who get curious about what lies beyond a forbidden fence. Their imaginative play and adventures unfold with humour and mischief amidst schoolyard dynamics, showcasing camaraderie and creativity.
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You might enjoy this children's book if you love humourous stories about schoolyard adventures and mischievous kids. With its quirky characters and relatable scenarios, it sparks a playful imagination and captures the antics of childhood in a way that's both entertaining and engaging.

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Highly and hilariously illustrated, three stories of the antics and adventures that kids can get up to in the 15 minutes that is Little Lunch!

At Little Lunch we played Chinese whispers, Melanie ran an INSECT HOSPITAL, and Rory kicked his football over the off-limits fence. What else can happen in fifteen minutes?

Series: Little Lunch

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  • Little Lunch: The Off-limits Fence
    Highly and hilariously illustrated, three stories of the antics and adventures that kids can get up to in the 15 minutes that is Little Lunch! At Little Lunch we played Chinese whispers, Melanie ran an INSECT HOSPITAL, and Rory kicked his football over the off-limits fence. What else can happen in fifteen minutes?
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  • Little Lunch: The Old Climbing Tree
    Highly and hilariously illustrated, three stories of the antics and adventures that kids can get up to in the 15 minutes that is Little Lunch! At Little Lunch we squeezed between the portable classroom and the fence, Battie fell off the old climbing tree, and Melanie counted EVERYTHING. What else can happen in fifteen minutes?
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  • The Big Book of Little Lunch
    A lot of Little Lunch - the original six titles, now with additional Bonus Stuff activities, in one Big Book! Collecting all the original Little Lunch titles together - The Slide, The Bubblers, The Monkey Bars, The School Gate, The Off-Limits Fence and The Old Climbing Tree. Old favourites bound together with additional Bonus Stuff for hours of fun and...
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  • Little Lunch: Snack Pack!
    By popular demand, a bind-up edition of four hilarious tie-in editions of the smash-hit television series Little Lunch. What's better than fifteen minutes of Little Lunch? Four lots of fifteen minutes of Little Lunch! Little Lunch: Triple the Laughs contains four TV tie-in editions of the smash-hit TV series. The books are Triple Snack Pack, Triple the Treats, Triple the...
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  • Little Lunch: Rory The Pretender
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    Little Lunch: Rory The Pretender
    Return to the world of Little Lunch: Rory The Pretender with fan-favourite Rory in this hilarious, highly illustrated story by award-winning duo Danny Katz and Mitch Vane. Rory likes pretending to be different things. On Monday he's a crocodile, on Tuesday he's a giant spider crab, and on Wednesday he's a bowling ball. But when he keeps hurting his chin,...
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  • Little Lunch: Rory The Sales Guy
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    Little Lunch: Rory The Sales Guy
    Return to the world of Little Lunch with fan-favourite Rory in this hilarious, highly illustrated story by award-winning duo Danny Katz and Mitch Vane. When Tamara Noodle tries selling her scrunchies to raise money for a new athletics uniform, Rory realises he can help by being a sales guy. He sells Battie three scrunchies for ten dollars - but Battie...
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  • Little Lunch : Big Bonus Collection
    A lot of Little Lunch - six titles with an additional Bonus Stuff activity book, all in one Big collection.Collecting all the original Little Lunch titles together - The Slide, The Bubblers, The Monkey Bars, The School Gate, The Off-Limits Fence and The Old Climbing Tree. Old favourites with newly refreshed covers. This slipcase also features a bind-up of additional...
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  • Little Lunch: Triple the Laughs
    This is what happened during Little Lunch: Atticus's grandmother made a weird smelly playlunch that Atticus refused to eat, Battie dressed up as Stretcho and did a whole bunch of amazing superhero deeds, and Melanie got Germblocked by everyone and she couldn't work out why. A lot can happen in fifteen minutes!
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  • Little Lunch: The Bubblers
    This is what happened during Little Lunch: The Bubblers: Mrs Gonsha baked a gross pavlova for Max and Elsa's birthday, Atticus lost his glasses, and we had a Disgusting Joke Contest by the bubblers. What else can happen in fifteen minutes?
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  • Little Lunch: The Monkey Bars
    Highly and hilariously illustrated, three stories of the antics and adventures that kids can get up to in the 15 minutes that is Little Lunch! At Little Lunch, Tamara Noodle hogged the monkey bars, we all fought over what kind of sandwich Manny was eating, and Battie became SUPER BATMAN GUY. What else can happen in fifteen minutes?
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  • Little Lunch: Triple the Treats
    This is what happened during Little Lunch: Triple the Treats: Rory forgot his playlunch and did something that shocked everyone, Battie freaked out because he thought he'd ruined Grandparents Day, and Melanie held a cake stall to help homeless puppies, but it didn't really help anyone! A lot can happen in fifteen minutes.
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Danny Katz's Little Lunch: The Off-limits Fence is celebrated for capturing the amusing, everyday adventures of Australian school children, presented in an engaging format perfect for young readers. Reviews highlight its humour and relatable school life scenarios, making it a delightful read that combines entertainment with valuable lessons on friendship and resilience. The book is praised for its appeal to emerging readers, with relatable characters and situations that resonate with both children and observers of playful schoolyard antics.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760656829

Publisher: Walker Books Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: Walker Books Australia

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Mitch Vane

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 85g

Pages: 80

About the Author

Danny Katz is the author of many books for kids and adults, including Spit the Dummy, S.C.U.M, The Poppa Platoon and the Little Lunch series. Danny was born in Canada and moved to Australia when he was a kid because he was allergic to maple syrup. After failed careers as a musician, comedian and car-washer, he turned to writing and became a columnist for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. He is best known as the Modern Guru in the Good Weekend magazine. Danny lives in Melbourne with his wife Mitch Vane, a speckled dog named Specky, and a badly-washed car.

Mitch Vane is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Melbourne. She divides her time between illustrating children’s books and developing art projects of her own. Mitch loves creating quirky, humorous characters with watercolour and her scratchy dip pen and her distinctive, energetic style can be seen in the wide variety of children’s books she has illustrated. Along with the many talented authors she has worked with, Mitch often collaborates with humour columnist Danny Katz. Together they created the much-loved Little Lunch series which has been successfully adapted as a 28 episode TV show currently available on Netflix.

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