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Issue Details: First known date: 1981... 1981 A Pet for Mrs Arbuckle
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Mrs Emmeline Arbuckle decided she wanted a pet. She asked the gingernut cat from down the street who suggested that she advertise which she did and found herself interviewing some most unusual applicants.

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    • West Melbourne, Melbourne - West, Melbourne, Victoria,: Nelson , 1981 .
      Extent: 29p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 0170059553
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Hamish Hamilton ,       1981 .
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      Extent: 32p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 0241105439
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Crown ,       1984 .
      Extent: 32p.
      Edition info: 1st US ed.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 0517554348
    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Puffin , 1989 .
      Extent: 29p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 0140509372 (pbk.)
      Series: Picture Puffins Omnibus/Puffin (publisher), series - publisher
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Untitled Peg Goode , 1982 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , January no. 82 1982; (p. 25)
— Review of A Pet for Mrs Arbuckle Gwenda Smyth , 1981 single work picture book
Children's Book Survey Margaret Dunkle , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 35 1981; (p. 31-33)
— Review of The Man in the Red Turban David Martin , 1978 single work children's fiction ; A Pet for Mrs Arbuckle Gwenda Smyth , 1981 single work picture book ; Rooms of Paradise 1978 anthology short story ; Keith Garvey's Dinkum Little Aussies Keith Garvey , 1980 selected work poetry ; Knees Doug MacLeod , 1981 single work picture book ; Once There Was a Swagman Hesba Brinsmead , 1979 single work children's fiction ; Billy, the Most Horrible Boy in the World Michael Dugan , 1981 single work picture book ; Longtime Passing Hesba Brinsmead , 1971 single work novel ; Fish and Bird Jiri Tibor Novak , 1981 single work picture book ; Terri Dianne Bates , 1981 single work children's fiction ; How to Demolish a Monster Quentin Hole , 1981 single work picture book ; Altar of Shulaani : An Exciting Science Fiction Adventure Margaret Pearce , 1981 single work children's fiction ; The Story of a Picture Book Rodney David Martin , 1981 single work criticism ; Magpie Island Colin Thiele , 1974 single work children's fiction ; There's a Dinosaur in the Park! Rodney David Martin , 1980 single work picture book ; The Further Adventures of Dr A. A. A. McGurk M.D. Osmar E. White , 1981 selected work children's fiction ; Night of the Muttonbirds Mary Small , 1981 single work children's fiction ; A Tide Flowing Joan Phipson , 1981 single work children's fiction ; Pine-Cone Possum Jean Chapman , 1981 single work children's fiction
Children's Book Survey Margaret Dunkle , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 35 1981; (p. 31-33)
— Review of The Man in the Red Turban David Martin , 1978 single work children's fiction ; A Pet for Mrs Arbuckle Gwenda Smyth , 1981 single work picture book ; Rooms of Paradise 1978 anthology short story ; Keith Garvey's Dinkum Little Aussies Keith Garvey , 1980 selected work poetry ; Knees Doug MacLeod , 1981 single work picture book ; Once There Was a Swagman Hesba Brinsmead , 1979 single work children's fiction ; Billy, the Most Horrible Boy in the World Michael Dugan , 1981 single work picture book ; Longtime Passing Hesba Brinsmead , 1971 single work novel ; Fish and Bird Jiri Tibor Novak , 1981 single work picture book ; Terri Dianne Bates , 1981 single work children's fiction ; How to Demolish a Monster Quentin Hole , 1981 single work picture book ; Altar of Shulaani : An Exciting Science Fiction Adventure Margaret Pearce , 1981 single work children's fiction ; The Story of a Picture Book Rodney David Martin , 1981 single work criticism ; Magpie Island Colin Thiele , 1974 single work children's fiction ; There's a Dinosaur in the Park! Rodney David Martin , 1980 single work picture book ; The Further Adventures of Dr A. A. A. McGurk M.D. Osmar E. White , 1981 selected work children's fiction ; Night of the Muttonbirds Mary Small , 1981 single work children's fiction ; A Tide Flowing Joan Phipson , 1981 single work children's fiction ; Pine-Cone Possum Jean Chapman , 1981 single work children's fiction
Untitled Peg Goode , 1982 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , January no. 82 1982; (p. 25)
— Review of A Pet for Mrs Arbuckle Gwenda Smyth , 1981 single work picture book
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