by Anna Fienberg (Author), KimGamble (Illustrator)
Winner, Book of the Year Younger Readers, Children's Book Council Awards 1992 Winner, Crichton Award for Best New Illustrator 1992 Meet Lindalou, who makes a wondrous flying boat and sails to Kathmandu; timid Andy Umm, who talks to animals and tames a lion; curious Ferdinand, who cures the prime minister with the help of his magic spectacles; Ignatius Binz, whose magnificent nose picks up the faintest whiff of danger; Valentina Lookwell, who paints people as they really are; Wendelin B Wordforce, who writes down their stories; and Aristan, the magic spider, as golden as a dab of butter, who befriends them all.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 48
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 19 Jul 1991
ISBN 10: 1863730125
ISBN 13: 9781863730129
Book Overview: Winner, Book of the Year Younger Readers, Children's Book Council Awards 1992Winner, Crichton Award for Best New Illustrator 1992