Cirrus@Austlit

'My father and I. We went to the edge of the falls for revenge. To find my attacker the magpie...

'Luke Davies′ poem "Childhood Terror" describes in 9 lines the fear of a magpie attack and a boy′s reaction as his father helps him face that fear. Together, author and illustrator have created a wonderful picture book that takes this poem and turns into a story of a dog and his pup on a journey to find the magpie. Brilliantly realised, the illustrations bring a whole new level to Davies' poetry.' (From the publisher's website.)

'Come on Nathan's adventure with Count Marvy and Pogue, the unreliable squirrel, in a world where nothing is quite as it seems... The eggs of a Hip-of-Potsamus, A Why-Notseros and an Elypants, A pair of hares called Gustave and Gustavine, A very small monster with confusingly large teeth, The mysterious tower where the words are weighed, The tragic tale of the Owl and the Pelican, and A singing pig with an appetite for truffles, are only some of the marvellosities in The Book of Changing Things - A most unlikely story!'

Source: Publisher's blurb.