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Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 Mr Plunkett's Pool
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It's hot and Mr Plunkett has a pool but he won't share it with anyone. The children next door think up lots of ways to encourage him to change his mind but he remains firm until twins, Kim and Lee, invent the Ultimate Vintoopling Machine.(Source: Back cover)

Affiliation Notes

  • Associated with the AustLit subset Australian Literary Responses to 'Asia' as the work contains 'Asian' characters.
  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it contains Asian characters.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Milsons Point, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Random House , 1992 .
      Extent: [30]p.p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 0091826713
    • Milsons Point, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Red Fox , 1996 .
      Extent: [30]p.p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 009183273X
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The New Fringe Dwellers : The Problem of Ethnicity in Recent Australian Children's Picture Books Jeri Kroll , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Old Neighbours, New Visions 1997; Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , August vol. 9 no. 2 1999; (p. 31-39) Kroll looks at several children's texts in an effort to investigate a number of questions pertinent to the issue of moving the representation of ethnic groups 'beyond the immigration experience in literature so that the ethnicity of non-Anglo characters is no longer the focus' (31). This includes clarifying the cultural norms against which such characters are pitted, investigating the significance of the landscape in defining nationality and finally, considering whether having more authors/illustrators of non-Anglo origin in the field would 'alter the representation of ethnic groups' (31). She concludes that 'the appearance of non-Anglo children or adults as picture book protagonists has not increased to a substantial degree in recent years' and while ethnic characters are 'visible', the lack of centrality given to migrant groups and individuals continues the process of marginalization, tokenism and stereotyping which continues to dominate representations of non-Anglo experiences in Australian picture books (38).
What is a Multicultural Book? Ruth Starke , 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 3 no. 1 1995; (p. 22-24)
Untitled Nola Allen , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 8 no. 2 1993; (p. 28)
— Review of Mr Plunkett's Pool Gillian Rubinstein , 1992 single work picture book
Untitled Karen Jameyson , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Horn Book Magazine , Jul/August vol. 69 no. 4 1993; (p. 496)
— Review of Mr Plunkett's Pool Gillian Rubinstein , 1992 single work picture book
Untitled Kevin Steinberger , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 36 no. 4 1992; (p. 15-16)
— Review of Mr Plunkett's Pool Gillian Rubinstein , 1992 single work picture book
Untitled Kevin Steinberger , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 36 no. 4 1992; (p. 15-16)
— Review of Mr Plunkett's Pool Gillian Rubinstein , 1992 single work picture book
Untitled Nola Allen , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 8 no. 2 1993; (p. 28)
— Review of Mr Plunkett's Pool Gillian Rubinstein , 1992 single work picture book
Untitled Karen Jameyson , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Horn Book Magazine , Jul/August vol. 69 no. 4 1993; (p. 496)
— Review of Mr Plunkett's Pool Gillian Rubinstein , 1992 single work picture book
Taking the Plunge with Mr Plunkett Paul Malarski , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Mercury , 5 September 1992; (p. 22)
— Review of Mr Plunkett's Pool Gillian Rubinstein , 1992 single work picture book ; The Roo That Won the Melbourne Cup Jackie French , 1991 single work children's fiction
'Fun for Fingers - and Brains' Jackie Hammerton , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Herald Sun , 5 September 1992; (p. 63)
— Review of Mr Plunkett's Pool Gillian Rubinstein , 1992 single work picture book ; The Land and the Spirit : An Australian Alphabet Verse Lydia Pender , 1992 single work picture book
What is a Multicultural Book? Ruth Starke , 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 3 no. 1 1995; (p. 22-24)
The New Fringe Dwellers : The Problem of Ethnicity in Recent Australian Children's Picture Books Jeri Kroll , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Old Neighbours, New Visions 1997; Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , August vol. 9 no. 2 1999; (p. 31-39) Kroll looks at several children's texts in an effort to investigate a number of questions pertinent to the issue of moving the representation of ethnic groups 'beyond the immigration experience in literature so that the ethnicity of non-Anglo characters is no longer the focus' (31). This includes clarifying the cultural norms against which such characters are pitted, investigating the significance of the landscape in defining nationality and finally, considering whether having more authors/illustrators of non-Anglo origin in the field would 'alter the representation of ethnic groups' (31). She concludes that 'the appearance of non-Anglo children or adults as picture book protagonists has not increased to a substantial degree in recent years' and while ethnic characters are 'visible', the lack of centrality given to migrant groups and individuals continues the process of marginalization, tokenism and stereotyping which continues to dominate representations of non-Anglo experiences in Australian picture books (38).
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