The Shopping Basket by John Burningham

The Shopping Basket by John BurninghamSteven is sent out for groceries on to the mean street of the city with only a shopping basket for protection. There are several shady characters about who are offering to lighten the load of the basket by helping themselves to his provisions! Stephen's having none of it and with the help of some of the city's less attractive sights he outsmarts all of them and makes it home in time for tea. With the pictures telling as much of the story as the text,

if little known

life-affirming book

Dusty spends a lot of time playing games online

Fay receives the shattering news that her former lover has suddenly died

If this was a dream

They are quick to prepare

From the Number One bestselling author

Stories of 70 pioneers in the Alice Springs region

This is a scintillating and exhilarating collection from an accomplished and distinctive new voice

New nature conservation projects were embraced

surviving Mongolian thieves on horseback who harassed her tent every night for weeks

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