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Description edit
A walking, talking dessert, this pudding shares its deliciousness with everyone and never runs out — because it's magic! This madcap childhood classic recounts the adventures of three friends as they defend the pudding from thieves. Their tale is highlighted by occasional bursts of exuberant... read more
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Characters edit
- Bunyip Bluegum: A fine, round, splendid fellow that is a koala bear.
- Uncle Wattleberry: Bunyip Bluegum's uncle, also a koala bear.
- Bill Barnacle: A sailor.
- Egbert Rumpus: A koala bear poet.
- Sam Sawnoff: A bold penguin.
- Puddin': A magic pudding, also known as Albert.
Quotes edit
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“Eat away, chew away, munch and bolt and guzzle Never leave the table till you're full up to the muzzle.”
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“Don't interrupt the poet, friend, Until his poem's at an end..”
Egbert Rumpus
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
This is a frontways view of Bunyip Bluegum and his Uncle Wattleberry.
Themes & Symbolism edit
Series & Lists edit
This book is in The New York Review Children's Collection. (community list)
This is book 185 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Josephine and Her Dolls, and followed by Tales of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Norman Lindsay (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Angus and Robertson
Country: Australia
Publication Date: 1918
ISBN: 0140300988
Page Count: 176
Publisher: Angus and Robertson
Country: Australia
Publication Date: 1918
ISBN: 0140300988
Page Count: 176
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.91
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