Short: a collection of interesting short stories and other stuff from some surprising and intelligent people
edited by Lili Wilkinson

Awards

Shortlisted
Best Designed Children’s Fiction
2009 APA Book Design Awards


Cover of Short

“Life is too short for a long story.”
— Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Our best-loved writers, alongside our newest and youngest authors, present to you short, a collection of interesting short stories and other stuff from some surprising and intelligent people including Carole Wilkinson, Andy Griffiths, Michael Panckridge, Michael Gerard Bauer, Karen Tayleur, Tessa Duder, Scot Gardner, Alicia Sometimes, Michael Pryor, Sue Lawson, Julia Lawrinson, Chris Miles, Pat Flynn, Trudy White, Bill Condon and Simmone Howell.

All royalties to Big Brothers Big Sisters
www.bigbrothersbigsisters.org.au


  • Middle fiction
  • Paperback 240pp
  • ISBN 9781742030340
  • World ex ANZ rights available

Reviews

(A) mostly jaunty yum cha of a book... (an) air of mischievousness and mayhem pervades
— The Age

(A) charming collection, for young readers, of very short and often very imaginative pieces... These poems and stories are distinguished by their easy, empathetic engagement with children's lives and thoughts
— Sydney Morning Herald


Multimedia

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