Maggie May Gordon Maggie May Gordon i(A84695 works by)
Born: Established: Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Christmas in the Bush Maggie May Gordon , Chippendale : Little Steps , 2024 28758866 2024 selected work poetry short story

'‘Christmas is for children’ How often have we heard those words? Christmas in the Bush is not just for children, it’s for everybody! From the toddlers to the ‘Grands’ this is a book to draw families closer on the most joyous time of the year … with a Christmas wish for peace on Earth for the whole world. Heartfelt verses by Australian poet Maggie May Gordon, together with enchanting illustrations by Australian artist Faye Gardiner, make Christmas in the Bush a delight for all!' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon The Gum's Adventures : Across a Wide Brown Land Maggie May Gordon , Eric Kuiper (illustrator), Chippendale : Little Steps , 2023 26500029 2023 single work picture book children's 'Climate Change!
'... the two words that have become
‘the worry of our world’!
'Meet Mr & Mrs Gum! who decide to do a ‘heave ho’ uproot and leave behind their billabong in the Australian Outback ... in search of adventure!
'From the outback to the sea they plod with eagerness turning to dismay & disappointment in the realisation that what they find is not what they had imagined in their hopes and dreams.' 

(Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Wizelda : The Little Witch Who Climbed a Rainbow Maggie May Gordon , Natasha Hagarty (illustrator), Glebe : Little Steps , 2022 25101037 2022 single work picture book children's 'Wizelda ...the little witch who climbed a rainbow. From the magic pen of Australian poet Maggie May Gordon, in collaboration with Australian artist Natasha Hagarty’s delightful illustrations, comes an enchanting taleof a little witch who longed to be like other children ... and not always be dressed in black! Climbing a rainbow in search of a pot of gold to change her life, she not only discovers a better way to think about life but she is also given a gift that will change her life forever ...a gift that only a very special rainbow can give!' 

 (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Snowy : The Little Bunny Who Gave Joy to the World Maggie May Gordon , Grace Chen (illustrator), Glebe : Little Steps , 2022 25100773 2022 single work picture book children's

'Snowy was a very different bunny in colour and size to all the other bunnies and it made him very sad because he didn't want to be different ... he wanted to be the same. But one day Snowy met an extra special someone who showed him that he wasn't just different ... but extra special, too! In fact, it wouldn't be long before the whole wide world would be over-joyed to see an extra special bunny hop their way!'  (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon A Land Called Oz : And Other Verses for Children Maggie May Gordon , Emma Middleton (illustrator), Chippendale : Little Steps , 2021 23202978 2021 single work picture book children's

'That mystical, magical place that exists in our minds ... or does it? The Australian poet Maggie May Gordon’s traditional rhyming verses, together with artist Emma Middleton’s captivating illustrations, will show you that it doesn’t only exist in the mind ... but in the everyday wonders of our world!'

Source : publisher's blurb
1 y separately published work icon A Land Down Under and Other Australiana Verses Maggie May Gordon , Frenchs Forest : Little Steps , 2021 20973713 2021 selected work poetry children's 'There is no doubt that a 'Land Down Under' is a place of wonder with its unique flora, magical fauna and vibrant colours of a wide, brown sunshine-blest land. In this delightful book Maggie's heartwarming poetry together with Samantha's captivating illustrations will take you on a journey through all those elements... and leave you wanting more!' (Publication summary)
 
1 y separately published work icon Two Teddies in Tutus Maggie May Gordon , Jelena Jordanovic Lewis (illustrator), Glebe : Little Steps , 2020 20853678 2020 single work picture book children's 'Two Teddies in Tutus... how did they come to be?
Two little girls want something very special for Christmas, but they can’t decide exactly what!
From the magic pen of Maggie May Gordon comes a heart-warming story all little ballerinas will love.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon A Little Bush Fairy Maggie May Gordon , Eric Kuiper (illustrator), Glebe : Little Steps , 2020 19883734 2020 single work picture book children's

'A Little Bush Fairy is the story of how one little fairy came to be more special than any other. Of course she had, like all fairies do: wings, gown, slippers, wand and crown, but this little bush fairy became like no other thanks to a Christmas Spirit and nature's gifts. She is special, too, because she can only be found in one place in the world: a land 'down under'. And as a little bush fairy she also changed the lives of five bush creatures with their most unusual, but happiest ever, Christmas!' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Basil the Bully and What-To-Do Maggie May Gordon , Valery Vell (illustrator), Glebe : Little Steps , 2020 19140779 2020 single work picture book children's

'In the land of 'What-To-Do' there is a dragon who has made such a nuisance of himself that he is known as 'Basil the Bully'! What can be done to stop him from terrorising the kingdom?'

Source: publisher's blurb
1 y separately published work icon Polly Profiterole's Little Town Good Enough to Eat Maggie May Gordon , Margarita Levina (illustrator), Glebe : Little Steps , 2019 17179572 2019 single work picture book children's

'How would you like to live in a town that had absolutely no shops, school, church or pub?
Well, Polly Profiterole did .. and she was quite quite fed up. One day she woke up with a great idea ... she would bake a town and her husband Percy would build it!
From the magic pen of the Australian poet Maggie May Gordon comes a delicious story of A Little Town Good Enough To Eat ... scrumptious enough to get young readers' tummies rumbling!'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 4 Eureka : Our Story Maggie May Gordon , John Senczuk , Michael Harvey (composer), 2004 single work musical theatre 'Eureka : Our Story' tells of the real-life Irish miner Peter Lalor, a central figure at the rebellion on the Ballarat goldfields in 1854, and his partners at the diggings. The musical is set on the Ballarat gold fields - at Bakery Hill, the Gravel Pits, the Eureka dig, the Chinese quarter and the Eureka Hotel - and in Melbourne at Government House and the Great Exhibition Building.
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