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Philip Bunting - author and illustrator of award-winning titles Mopoke and Not Cute - introduces the most enigmatic creature in the Australian bush. They say Dropbear is mean, Dropbear is savage. But they are the gossips... Meet Dropbear, if you dare, and decide for yourself! From...
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Description
Philip Bunting - author and illustrator of award-winning titles Mopoke and Not Cute - introduces the most enigmatic creature in the Australian bush.
They say Dropbear is mean, Dropbear is savage. But they are the gossips...
Meet Dropbear, if you dare, and decide for yourself!
From Philip Bunting, creator of internationally acclaimed fiction and non-fiction including Mopoke, Not Cute, Give Me Some Space!, How Did I Get Here?, The Wonderful Wisdom of Ants, and I Wonder.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781760657796
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 October 2025
Country: Australia
Imprint: Walker Books Australia
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Philip Bunting
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 255.0mm
Height: 297.0mm
Weight: 464g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Philip Bunting is an author and illustrator, whose picture books deliberately encourage the reader to playfully poke around at the edges of their understanding. Philip's have been published in over 35 countries around the world, in almost as many languages. Philipโs work has received many accolades, including multiple Honours from the Childrenโs Book Council of Australia, making the list for the Kate Greenaway Medal, representing Australia at the IBBY Awards, and taking home the inaugural State Library of NSW Russell Prize for Humour Writing.
Philip grew up in Englandโs Lake District, just down the road from Mrs Tiggy-Winkleโs place. He followed his heart to Australia in his early 20s, and now lives with his young family on Queenslandโs Sunshine Coast.
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