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  • Published: 1 December 2014
  • ISBN: 9780857984814
  • Imprint: Random House Australia Children's
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $16.99

Stories for Six Year Olds




Super-fun stories specially chosen for 6-year-olds!

Super-fun stories specially chosen for 6-year-olds!

A very old ghost, an accident-prone cousin, a pirate in search of a ship, fish fingers for breakfast, a dog who loves football, hairy armadillos, aliens in pyjamas, a boy in trouble, a big brother who can fix anything, secret creatures in the playground and an unexpected escape for Gibblewort the Goblin . . . You’ll find all these in Stories for 6-Year-Olds. And you’ll find some of your favourite Australian authors, too.

After you’ve read one, you’ll want to read them all!

  • Published: 1 December 2014
  • ISBN: 9780857984814
  • Imprint: Random House Australia Children's
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $16.99

About the authors

Linsay Knight

Linsay has written a number of non-fiction titles including two volumes of The Dictionary of Performing Arts (with two other writers)and Volcanoes and Under the Sea. She has edited various story collections, including 30 Australian Stories for Children, 30 Australian Ghost Stories for Children and Stories for 6,7,8 & 9 year olds.

In her spare time, Linsay enjoys playing the viola (she was the Principal Viola of the St Andrews Chamber Orchestra) and playing with her grandson, Ziggy.

Tom Jellett

Tom Jellett is an Australian book and editorial illustrator based in Sydney. Some of his work includes the Sporty Kids and The Besties series written by Felice Arena, Grandpa's Big Adventure and Grandpa's Space Adventure written by Paul Newman, his picture books with Justine Clarke and Arthur Baysting, The Gobbledygook is Eating a Book and The Gobbledygook and the Scribbledynoodle, and his acclaimed picture books with Michael Wagner Why I Love Footy, Why I Love Summer and Dirt by Sea.
His work can also be seen in a number of magazines and newspapers.

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