Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian by Dorothy Wall [Review]

Blinky Bill -Australian Conservation for Age 9-10

Blinky Bill , the second of Dorothy Wall's Blinky books,was published in 1934 by Angus & Robertson, and is 82 pages long with 16 pages of illustrations. It is public domain in Autralia,but you will need to check your own countrys' laws to find out whether it is public domain for you.

Blinky Bill stories are about a mischievous little Koala, and his family and anmal friends living in Australia. Wall includes conservation messages throughout the plot line,and Blinky's antics keep you absorbed wondering what will happen next. New Zealand-born Australian author Dorothy Wall.first illustrated Blinky for Brooke Nicholls' 1933 book, Jacko - the Broadcasting Kookaburra,which was illustrated by Wall. Wall then featured Blinky Bill in a series of her own books, including Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian,  Blinky Bill Grows Up, and Blinky Bill and Nutsy.  The books are considered  Australian children's classics, and have never been out of print in Australia.

The story would make an excellent book club choice for students age nine or ten. Blinky Bill Grows Up is reproduced here in 6 parts.

• Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian   -Introduction
• Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian  - Chapter 1
• Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian  - Chapter 2
• Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian - Chapter 3
• Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian  - Chapter 4
• Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian  - Chapter 5
• Blinky Bill-Teaching  Reources