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Books in the Australian genre:

Dragon Smoke and Magic Song (1984)

Three tales of Mimus the dragon who leaves his home and finds himself in the real world. There, he discovers Santa Claus, swimming and friendship; a tale of a unicorn, and a tale of a wise and very old monster living in New Zealand.

Author(s): David Harvey
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

All in a Day (1986)

Ten great artists illustrate the similarities and differences in the lives of children in eight different parts of the world in one 24-hour day. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Mitsumasa Anno
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Illustrator(s): Mitsumasa Anno
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Who’s Upside Down? (1990)

A kangaroo in Australia does not like the thought that she is upside down.

Author(s): Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s): Crockett Johnson

Young Kangaroo (1993)

The life story of a baby kangaroo in its mother’s pouch.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Jennifer Dewey

The Drovers Road Collection (2003)

A collection including Drovers Road, Cape Lost and The Golden Country.

Author(s): Joyce West
Illustrator(s): Joyce West

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