Goblin In The City
By (Author) Victor Kelleher
Random House Australia
Random House Australia Children's Books
1st January 2010
2nd edition
Australia
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
823.3
Paperback
80
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 6mm
82g
Gibblewort the goblin thinks he is on the way home to Ireland...until he gets thrown out of a mail van into the middle of a busy, bustling city. Blither and blather! Where are the grey clouds Where is the squelchy rain And where is the icy breeze a goblin loves so well Yikes! Gibblewort is lost in the big city and he soon finds himself in all sorts of trouble.
VICTOR KELLEHER was born in London and came to Australia in 1976 via Africa and New Zealand. After an academic career he now writes both children's and adults' novels full-time. His novels for Random House Australia include JOHNNY WOMBAT, TO THE DARK TOWER, DEL-DEL and BEYOND THE DUSK. Victor has been shortlisted for many awards including the Australian Children's Book of the Year Award and the Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award. He remains one of Australia's most celebrated authors.