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In Catalogue of Surprises, Dorothy Wall compares words to 'a suspension bridge // a rope we've tied ourselves to / above the chasm.' Her wise poems look clear-eyed deep into the chasm - at illness, family history, despoliation, and mortality. At the same time, she finds beauty in the most unexpected places: pebbles, snail-trails, or the animals of Chernobyl thriving without us. You will find beauty, too, in Dorothy Wall's exquisitely crafted p...

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This delightful set of stories about the adventures of a mischievous koala bear has been loved by generations of young Australians. Dorothy Wall's amusing tales and drawings, and her love of the bush and concern for its conservation, still have the power to enchant children everywhere. This handsome new edition contains the complete text of 'Blinky Bill', 'Blinky Bill Grows Up' and 'Blinky Bill and Nutsy', with all the original charming illust...

This early work by Dorothy Wall was originally published in 1933 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian' is a children's story about Australia's most popular mischievous koala. Dorothy Wall was born on January the 12th, 1894 in New Zealand. From a young age Wall showed great talent as an artist and at age eleven won a scholarship for her drawing skills. She is most fam...

This delightful set of stories about the adventures of a mischievous koala bear has been loved by generations of young Australians. Dorothy Wall's amusing tales and drawings, and her love of the bush and concern for its conservation, still have the power to enchant children everywhere.This handsome new edition contains the complete text of 'Blinky Bill', 'Blinky Bill Grows Up' and 'Blinky Bill and Nutsy', with all the original charming illustr...

Dorothy Wall (www.dorothywall.com) is author of Encounters with the Invisible: Unseen Illness, Controversy, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and coauthor of Finding Your Writer's Voice: A Guide to Creative Fiction. She has taught poetry and fiction writing at San Francisco State University, U.C. Berkeley Extension and Napa Valley College, and for 25 years has run a writing consulting business in Berkeley. Her poetry, essays and articles have appe...

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