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Edel Wignell (1936–2023)

Author of Shut the Gate

58 Works 665 Members 7 Reviews

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Includes the names: Edel Wignell, Edell Wignell, Retold by Edel Wignell

Works by Edel Wignell

Shut the Gate (2006) 80 copies
The Cat and the Mouse (1995) 76 copies
Don't Count Your Chickens (1995) 62 copies
Sprouts (Grade 2 Reading) (2009) 40 copies
The Little Girl and Her Beetle (1996) 33 copies, 1 review
Bilby: Secrets of an Australian Marsupial (2011) 32 copies, 1 review
We Wrote to Grandma (2004) 29 copies
The Fox and the Tail (alphakids plus, Books at Level 9) (2003) 28 copies
The Mighty Sparrow: A Trickster Tale of the African Congo (2003) 24 copies
Two Snakes (Alphakids Plus) (2003) 23 copies
Here's What I Made (1993) 22 copies
Firelight Secrets (2000) 16 copies, 1 review
CHATTERBOX ELEPHANTS GRADE 3 2005C (2004) 15 copies
King Beast's Birthday (Literacy Links Picture Books) (1992) 15 copies
Fire and Wind (Pm Story Books) (1999) 11 copies
The car wash monster (1986) 9 copies
First-Aid Handbook (Four Corners) (2004) 8 copies
First-Aid Handbook (iOpeners) (2004) 8 copies, 1 review
Christina's Matilda (2011) 7 copies
Bendemolena: A Play Based on an American Folktale (2007) 7 copies
I wonder who lives upstairs (1993) 7 copies
The Look-Alikes (Momentum Literacy Program, Step 3, Level A) (2000) 7 copies
Roly Meets the Monster (Literacy 2000) (1990) 7 copies
Voices (Junior Novels) (1990) 6 copies
The Nursery Rhyme Picnic (Literacy 2000: Contemporary Stories) (1990) 6 copies
A Boggle of Bunyips (1982) 6 copies
Raining Cats and Dogs (1987) 6 copies
Fire and Wind 5 copies
The Long, Sticky Walk (2003) 5 copies
El Gato y El Raton (Invitaciones) (1997) 5 copies
Escape by Deluge (1989) 4 copies
TEN BOOK PACK - 5 Copies Each of 'The Cat and the Mouse' and 'Don't Count Your Chickens' - Houghton Mifflin, Invitations to Literacy, Early Success Books (1996) 4 copies
A Special Dress (Cambridge Bright Sparks) (2002) 4 copies
The Fox and the Snail (4 Copies) (2001) 3 copies
Chinese New Year (2005) 3 copies
Bears, Bears, Bears (2000) 3 copies
Big Eyes and Scary Voice (2008) 3 copies
Tying the Knot: Folk Tales of Love and Marriage from Around the World (2006) 3 copies
Russian Dolls (2003) 3 copies
Ghost dog (1994) 3 copies
Co-Co, Sam, and the Swimmies (Momentum Literacy Program, Step 4 Level B) (1998) 2 copies
Crutches are Nothing!: A Collection of Twelve Stories about Disabled Children (1982) 2 copies
You'll Turn into a Rabbit! (1989) 2 copies, 1 review
Long Live Us (2011) 2 copies
A Bluey of swaggies (1985) 2 copies
Clever juice (1999) 2 copies
Springboard - Three Funny Tales Level Q (2007) 2 copies
Bison (2003) 2 copies
A Gift of Squares (By Myself Books) (1988) 2 copies
Frozen Music (Books for Young Learners) (2005) 1 copy
Carrying the swag (1985) 1 copy
Magdalena La Sonadora (1997) 1 copy
Pandas (2003) 1 copy
The Fire Goddess and Other Myths from the Pacific Islands 1 copy, 1 review
The Ant and the Grasshopper 1 copy
Kitnapped ! (2000) 1 copy, 1 review
Hands Up! (1998) 1 copy
Shut the Gate! Alphakids 1 copy
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Birthdate
1936
Date of death
2023-01-17
Gender
female

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7 reviews
Sullywriter5,002 reviews
Bilby: Secrets of an Australian Marsupial by Edel Wignell
A close-up introduction to an Australian desert-dwelling critter. Informative and interesting.
May 22, 2015
JanelleBailey1,424 reviews
You'll Turn into a Rabbit (Stoat) by Edel Wignell
This author’s name is Edel, not Edna. I can only speculate that a mistake in recording her name was made at some point in time, and this mistake has been endlessly duplicated.
Oct 11, 2025
Dendy75 reviews
The Little Girl and Her Beetle by Edel Wignell




Nothing wrong here.
Jan 20, 2021
ThereseFernon252 reviews
The Fire Goddess and Other Myths from the Pacific Islands by Edel Wignell
Year 5
Jan 10, 2022
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CBCA Book of the Year
NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K–12
Mary Grant Bruce Story Award for Children's Literature

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Works
58
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665
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Rating
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Reviews
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ISBNs
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