Terry Denton is an award-winning illustrator and author of children’s books. His cheeky sense of humour and quirky drawing style are instantly recognised by children all around Australia. His talents have been combined with other authors to produce such classics as Spooner or Later, The Paw and Jack and Pete. Terry has also illustrated many of his own texts and created award winners such as Felix and Alexander, Home is the Sailor and the 1998 YABBA winning double Zapt! and Gasp.
Beastly Tales
Animal crackers
The rich characters, funny stories and hilarious illustrations are all supported by beastly facts about the animals, so everyone learns the truth behind the weird and wonderful stories.
Nature has never been such fun!
Recommended for Age 7+
About the Author
Richard Tulloch has written over sixty children’s books, heaps of plays and numerous scripts for children’s TV series, including the famous Bananas in Pyjamas and New McDonald’s Farm. He’s had some practice at beastly tales, writing the screenplay for the animated feature film ””Ferngully II: The Magical Rescue, nominated in America for the prestigious Hollywood ‘Annie’ award.
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