Blinky Bill

Written by Dorothy Wall

Narrated by Sarah Bacaller

Blinky Bill is a mischievous koala who lives in the Australian bush. Keen for adventure, he sets off to see the world. On his journeys, he makes trouble in Miss Pimm's shop, meets Old Wombo (Mr. Wombat), joins a Frog Choir and gets invited to a Rabbit's Birthday Party.


Blinky Bill was written by Dorothy Wall, a New-Zealand born Australian author and has been adapted for television and cinemas.


This is the first book of three in 'The Complete Adventures of Blinky Bill' series.


CONTENTS:


Chapter 1: The New Arrival


Chapter 2: A Tragedy


Chapter 3: Naughty Escapades


Chapter 4: Frog Hollow


Chapter 5: The Rabbits' Party

• Language: English
• Publisher: Voices of Today
• Release date: Sep 24, 2021
• ISBN: 9781953007551

Dorothy Wall

Dorothy Wall (1894-1942) was born in New Zealand, but came to Australia at the age of 20 and firmly established herself as the creator of Blinky Bill, one of Australia’s most enduring and popular icons. Her charming stories about the cheeky little koala have become classics and made a significant contribution to Australian children’s literature.

Reviews for Blinky Bill

[therebelprince · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Although many of us remember this fondly from our childhood, the sad reality is that Blinky and his pals have not aged well. Or, rather, the myth was always greater than the reality. The prose is dreary, the concepts rather dull, and the interactions unexciting.
No Australian born before the mid-1990s is likely to ever forget the image of the koala boy in his little outfit, and it’s a quintessential Aussie moment, but, to quote the song, if that’s all there is, my friend, then let’s keep dancing...

[andrearules · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

One of my all time favorites as a kid. Every child should read this/have this read to them!

[maz111_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A much-loved book from my childhood, probably one of the first I read independently. Blinky is a feisty, if mischievous hero and has plenty of satisfying adventures. I recently read a comment about this book in which the writer said she could't read it to her class of seven-year olds as there was too much physical punishment. I don't remember that at all - I did however take away form it Dorothy Wall's environmental message - that native wildlife was vulnerable to human exploitation. The scene where Blinky's father is shot by hunters is indeed horrible, and probably would be deemed too cruel for today's generation.