The Magic Pudding (original 1918; edition 2010)

by Norman Lindsay (Author)

Series: The Magic Pudding (Omnibus)

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Bunyip Bluegum, an adventurous Australian koala bear, meets up with a sailor, a penguin, and their magic pudding, which is in constant danger of being stolen.

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Title:	The Magic Pudding
Authors:	Norman Lindsay (Author)
Info:	Harper Collins Publishers Australia (2010)
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The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay (1918)

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Started reading to Max. He really enjoyed it. (

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SteveMcI | Dec 29, 2023 |

Way too much violence and foul Australian slang for me. (

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cougargirl1967 | Dec 21, 2019 |

An enjoyable bit of nonsense and silliness from 100 years ago (

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TheWasp | Mar 23, 2019 |

A wonderful bit of Commonwealth nonsense, at times as giddily creative and deliciously dry as Lewis Carroll. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Norman Lindsay	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Pullman, Philip	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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The Magic Pudding (Omnibus)

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Dover Storybooks for Children

New York Review Children's Collection

Puffin Story Books (98)

Young Australia Series

Has the adaptation

The Magic Pudding [2000 film] by Karl Zwicky

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The Magic Pudding

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The Magic Pudding: Being the Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and his Friends Bill Barnacle & Sam Sawnoff

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This is a frontways view of Bunyip Bluegum and his Uncle Wattleberry.

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Bunyip Bluegum, an adventurous Australian koala bear, meets up with a sailor, a penguin, and their magic pudding, which is in constant danger of being stolen.

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