My GirragundjiBOORI MONTY PRYOR: AUSTRALIA'S CHILDREN'S LAUREATE 2012-13 'I wake with a start. The doorknob turns. It's him. The Hairyman.' There's a bad spirit in our house. He's as ugly as ugly gets and he stinks. You touch this kind of Hairyman and you lose your voice, or choke to death. It's hard to sleep when a hairy wrinkly old hand might grab you in the night. And in the day you've got to watch yourself. It can be rough. Words come yelling at you that hurt. Alive with humour, My Girragundji is the vivid story of a boy growing up between two worlds. With the little green tree frog as a friend, the bullies at school don't seem so big anymore. And Girragundji gives him the courage to face his fears. |
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1999 Children's Book Arthur and Aunty aunties and uncles Aunty Joyce Australia Award big fulla big mob Binna Binna Bohle Boori Pryor breath bullies busted lip call those spirits Chicky Children's Book Council cousin Kevin creak dark darling girragundji dream dunny eyes gammin girls gonna grab grandad gulmra Gundji Hairyman hands head hear my dad heart hibiscus hurt kicking the footy kids Kunggandji leap lie back lino listen little fulla look louvre end mangroves Meme McDonald migaloo jalbu mozzies muck mum reckons neck never Nicky Bidju night Plop Popeye comes Pryor family Queensland Quinkin rain pours real quiet reckon that's true round scared scaredy cats screamer screaming Seven sisters Sharyn Shaz sherbet Shhhkkk sleep smile back smoke snakes story stroke tell There's things throat tree frog trying turtle Tzzztz Uncle Arthur voice wait till Popeye warts watch water comes whitefulla yelling