Children's books for a family trip to Australia
Children's books for a family trip to Australia, from an invisible possum to a deadpan wombat.
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Try Hermo freeA story set where you are headed can turn the journey into part of the trip. For Australia, that means children's books by authors and illustrators from Australia, starting with Possum Magic by Mem Fox. Below are three books worth packing, each available in English with links to find them at Bookshop.org or Amazon.
Two possums travel across Australia eating local foods to make an invisible possum visible again.
A wombat's deadpan diary of eating, sleeping and demanding carrots.
Children imagine adventures on a much-loved Australian beach.
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