May Gibbs : Mother of the Gumnuts / Maureen Walsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walsh, Maureen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biography.

Illustrators.

Authors, Australian.

Australia.

Gibbs, May.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 189 pages) : illustrations some color

Other Title:

May Gibbs

Place of Publication:

Sydney, Australia : University of Sydney, 2007.

Summary:

May Gibbs' stories reveal magic in the Australian bush, woven through the voices of her unique and curious characters and through her imagery and humour. It is a magic that continues to captivate generations of Australians. In this fascinatingly detailed and well researched biography, Maureen Walsh steps into May Gibbs' magic circle and gives us an insight into one of Australia's most treasured children's authors.

Contents:

COVER

TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT PAGE

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION: MOTHER OF THE GUMNUTS

1 THE GIBBS AND ROGERS FAMILIES

2 FAILURE AT FRANKLIN

3 THE HARVEY

4 THE FAMILY IN PERTH

5 ENGLAND REVISITED

6 THE ILLUSTRATOR

7 RUNNING AWAY

8 'WE ARE THE GUMNUT CORPS'

9 'GETTING FAR TOO FLASH'

10 MARRIED

11 FURTHER ADVENTURES

12 A NEW PUBLISHER

13 CARTOONIST AND COLUMNIST

14 MRS KELLY

15 LEAN YEARS

16 BUSINESS AS USUAL

17 SCOTTIES, BEARS AND A DANDELION

18 VERY MUCH ALIVE

TWO UNPUBLISHED SHORT STORIES APPENDIX

MAY GIBBS' LEGACY TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES

NUTCOTE

AN INTERVIEW WITH MAY GIBBS

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-74332-205-4