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The Big Book of Australian Nursery Rhymes

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Chant and clap, play and sing along to this fun-filled collection of nursery rhymes with an Australian twist by bestselling author and illustrator, Frané Lessac. Row, row, row, your boat, Gently down the creek. If you hear a Tassie devil, Don’t forget to shriek! Tweaked and... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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The Big Book of Australian Nursery Rhymes

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Chant and clap, play and sing along to this fun-filled collection of nursery rhymes with an Australian twist by bestselling author and illustrator, Frané Lessac.

Row, row, row, your boat, Gently down the creek. If you hear a Tassie devil, Don’t forget to shriek!

Tweaked and twisted nursery rhymes include: Twinkle, Twinkle, Southern Stars; Rock-a-Bye, Joey; D-I-N-G-O!; This Little Froggy; Lizzie Had a Little Bat; Here We Go Round the Banksia Bush; Hop Goes the Bilby; Three Blind Moles; Old McDonald Went Out Bush ... and many more in this glorious 96-page volume, destined to be an Australian classic.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761602030

Publisher: Walker Books Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 March 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Walker Books Australia

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Frané Lessac

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 242.0mm

Height: 252.0mm

Weight: 412g

Pages: 96

About the Author

Frané Lessac is an author and illustrator of international renown, having nearly fifty children’s books published throughout the world. She was born in the USA and lived on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, as well as in London, before moving to Australia. Frané loves to travel and create books based on her worldwide journeys. She has contributed her distinctive paintings to many critically acclaimed children’s picture books including, The Legend of Moondyne Joe which won the West Australian Premier’s Children’s Book Award, and Simpson and His Donkey, a CBCA Honour Book that was also selected as a USBBY Outstanding International Book. In 2019, We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga, written by Traci Sorell, was awarded the Robert F. Sibert Honor Book Honor medal, the Orbis Pictus Honor Book medal and the Boston Globe Horn Book Honor medal.

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