Shaggy Gully Times

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Welcome, readers, to The Shaggy Gully Times, the punniest newspaper you'll ever read!

Ages 4+

Look! Up in the sky! Is it a bird Is it a plane

No, it's a wombat, a sheep and a dancing kangaroo -

And they're on the front page of the Shaggy Gully times!

the small bush town of Shaggy Gully is home to many animals, including local celebrities Mothball, Pete and Josephine.

Pete the Sheep runs a successful hairdressing salon and Josephine is a renowned ballerina. Mothball is editor of the weekly newspaper, the Shaggy Gully times.

She also can't spell.

this week's edition is jam-packed with exciting news of how a small town comes together to rescue some unfortunately animals from Mr Nasty's zoo. How did the rescue take place and will the newcomer animals fit into life in Shaggy Gully

Read all about this and other exciting news in the punniest newspaper ever!

Ages 4+

Author Bio

Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, the 20142015 Australian Children's Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. In 2016 Jackie became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to children's literature and her advocacy for youth literacy. She is regarded as one of Australia's most popular children's authors and writes across all genres from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi to her much loved historical fiction for a variety of age groups. Share a Story' was the primary philosophy behind Jackie's two-year term as Laureate. jackiefrench.com facebook.com/authorjackiefrench Bruce Whatley is one of Australia's most highly regarded and talented authors and illustrators for children, both here and internationally. Since 1992 Bruce has written and/or illustrated over 90 picture books. In 2002 he paired with author Jackie French and illustrated Diary of a Wombat, which was the start of an extraordinary creative collaboration. www.brucewhatley.com