Elizabeth Honey Elizabeth Honey i(A41403 works by) (birth name: Elizabeth Madden Honey)
Also writes as: Elizabeth Clarke
Born: Established: 1947 Wonthaggi, Wonthaggi area, South Gippsland, Gippsland, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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1 1 y separately published work icon From Stella Street to Amsterdam Elizabeth Honey , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2020 19670722 2020 single work single work children's fiction children's

'A brand new Stella Street adventure from Elizabeth Honey! When Henni goes to Amsterdam with her elderly Dutch neighbour, she discovers a long-held family secret. But this creates a terrible dilemma for Henni - should she tell the Dutch family what she knows?

'When Henni's stubborn old neighbour Willa insists on returning to her childhood home in the Netherlands for a wedding, Henni leaps at the chance to be her travelling companion. 'Lucky duck! Fantastic opportunity!' That's what everyone in Stella Street said. 'Oh boy, chance of a lifetime.'

'But during the long flight to Amsterdam, Willa reveals to Henni the real reason for her journey: a terrible family secret stretching back to the Second World War. As Henni makes friends with more and more of Willa's relatives, she must decide if they should know the truth. And is that the only mystery?

'A triumphant return to the wonderful, warm and witty world of Stella Street by the much-loved author Elizabeth Honey.' (Publication summary)
1 Yuval Says i "A walnut is the brain of a tiny ancient dinosaur", Elizabeth Honey , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: This is Home : Essential Australian Poems for Children 2019; (p. 58)
1 y separately published work icon Stories from Stella Street Elizabeth Honey , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2016 10469476 2016 selected work children's fiction children's

'Meet Henni, the tallest girl in school, and her best friend Zev, with amazing electric hair, and Briquette, little Frank's dog ... and everyone else in Stella Street! Read Henni's original version of what her gang did when the Phonies moved into their street and started to spoil everything! It's fast and funny and you never know what's going to happen next. Henni also tells the story of life-changing events when the Stella Street gang all went bush and camped by a wild river, and then how their perfect old-beach-house holiday in Cauldron Bay nearly ended in disaster.

'Three hair-raising adventures in one chunky book!

'Elizabeth Honey writes with the invigorating energy of a salty wind off the sea that wakes you up and makes you see the world afresh. Warm-hearted, funny, touching and wise, the Stella Street stories are about growing up and living life to the full.' (Publication summary)
1 3 y separately published work icon Hop Up! Wriggle Over! Elizabeth Honey , Elizabeth Honey (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2015 8477623 2015 single work picture book children's

'Hop up, wriggle over, wakey wakey, HUNGRY!

Crunch crunch, gobble gobble, lick lick, MORE!

BONG BONG, clang clang, ting ting, SHHH!

Come on, slow coach, Zip! Zap! ZOOOM!

'With nine baby animals in the family, every minute of the day is wild romping fun! From waking in the morning, gobbling breakfast, drumming with spoons, zooming to the park, playing till it's bathtime - Splish splash rub-a-dub Brush your...toothie-pegs! - life's just one big game until bedtime.' (Publication summary)
1 4 y separately published work icon Our Island Alison Lester , Elizabeth Honey (illustrator), Melbourne : Penguin , 2014 6080197 2014 single work picture book children's

'Our island lies beneath a big blue sky,

surrounded by the turquoise sea.

Turtles glide through the clear salt water,

and dugongs graze on banks of seagrass.

'In this lyrical celebration of place, the children of Mornington Island explore their home in words and pictures. This is a collaboration with much-loved children's picture-book creators authors Alison Lester and Elizabeth Honey.

'All royalties from Our Island and one dollar from the sale of each copy will be donated to Mornington Island State School to fund art projects in the community.' (Publication summary)
1 Opening 'Still Awake Still!' in New York Elizabeth Honey , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 35 2013; (p. 17-19)
1 3 y separately published work icon Ten Blue Wrens : And What a Lot of Wattle! Ten Blue Wrens and What a Lot of Wattle Elizabeth Honey , Elizabeth Honey (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2011 Z1829753 2011 single work picture book children's 'A playful, irreverent counting book that celebrates special things we know and love about Australia, including 'one little nipper' and 'twelve kelpie legs' as well as pies, potaroos and blue wrens' (Libraries Australia).
1 9 y separately published work icon That's Not a Daffodil! Elizabeth Honey , Elizabeth Honey (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2011 Z1779098 2011 single work picture book children's 'When Tom's neighbour gives him a brown bulb, Tom can't believe it will flower. 'That's not a daffodil!' says Tom. 'Well,' says the old gardener. 'Let's plant it and see.' Elizabeth Honey has created a playful story that little children will enjoy again and again - about an inventive boy, a kindly gardener, a growing friendship and the promise of a bulb.' (Trove record)
1 3 y separately published work icon I'm Still Awake, Still! Elizabeth Honey , Sue Johnson (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2008 Z1500067 2008 single work picture book children's 'Fiddy is wide awake at bedtime. He sings a rainbow pyjamas song, and goodnight to his gumboots and monkey, but he's still awake. The possum outside knows how to rest, and the big friendly bear, but Fiddy needs the song about the planets before he can close his eyes.'-Provided by publisher.
2 8 y separately published work icon To the Boy in Berlin Elizabeth Honey , Heike Brandt , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2007 Z1365411 2007 single work children's fiction children's

Henni lives in Melbourne, Leo lives in Berlin. Different countries, different lives, so far apart; but sometimes the person furthest away is just the one you need: A postcard from Leo Schmidt? I can't believe it. I'm trying to solve the mystery of a boy called Leopold Schmidt who migrated to Australia years ago. Leopold is long dead, but this new Leo is very much alive and kicking.

'Emails fly as they explore the world according to Henni and Leo. It's friendly and funny, but deadly serious, too. Without Leo, Henni would never unravel the dark secrets from the past. Without Henni, Leo would have to save his friend Felix single-handed.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 6 y separately published work icon The Ballad of Cauldron Bay Elizabeth Honey , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2004 Z1099997 2004 single work children's fiction children's

'‘It’s me again, Henni Octon, writing on MY VERY OWN COMPUTER about everything that happened when we went to Cauldron Bay. Bliss until…along comes Tara the Runiator. Want to know what happened when chickee-babe Tara meets the surfing Barbarians? And, can a rip really suck you all the way to South America? And anyway, who built the old wooden house at Cauldron Bay? And will Briquette survive that foul think she’s just eaten? ' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Honey Bunch Elizabeth Honey's Bunch of Books! Elizabeth Honey , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2002 Z999818 2002 selected work children's fiction children's
1 5 y separately published work icon The Moon in the Man Elizabeth Honey , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2002 Z946227 2002 selected work poetry children's A riot of rhyme and rhythm, colour and movement, word play and irresistible nonsense to share with pre-school kids; a funny, warm-hearted picture book of verse and pictures that will delight small children and tune them in to language.
2 5 y separately published work icon Remote Man Elizabeth Honey , St Leonards : Allen and Unwin , 2000 Z668019 2000 single work children's fiction children's humour Ned is a reptile freak and likes anything cool and wriggly - lizards, snakes, skinks. When he starts at a new school, he's the odd one out and his first friend is a computer. But he soon hooks up with Rocky and Kate and a chain of "Net nuts" around the world to outwit a ring of wildlife smugglers.
1 1 Stella Street Elizabeth Honey , 1998 series - author children's fiction children's humour
1 2 y separately published work icon Mongrel Doggerel Elizabeth Honey , Elizabeth Honey (illustrator), St Leonards : Allen and Unwin , 1998 Z804423 1998 selected work poetry children's

'More exuberant, funny, naughty, thought-provoking poems for 7-11 year olds from the irrepressible Elizabeth Honey.'  (Publication summary)
5 5 y separately published work icon Fiddle-Back Elizabeth Honey , St Leonards : Allen and Unwin , 1998 Z795095 1998 single work children's fiction humour children's adventure This sequel describes the holiday adventures of the Stella Street gang when they go camping in the Christmas holidays.
1 Picture Books Elizabeth Honey , 1997 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 41 no. 4 1997; (p. 3)
2 2 y separately published work icon What Do You Think, Feezal? Elizabeth Honey , St Leonards : Allen and Unwin , 1997 Z793686 1997 single work children's fiction children's humour

'A funny modern princess-in-a-tower story about a poor little rich girl, some rotten robbers, a Harley Davidson motorbike, family, friendship, money, computers, books and babysitters. It's also about wanting a dog.' (Publication summary)
1 How I Came to Write 'Stella Street' Elizabeth Honey , 1996 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 40 no. 2 1996; (p. 5-6)
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