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Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 The Midnight Gang
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'At midnight, baby Brenda climbs out of her cot, creeps out of the house and joins all the other babies for a wild adventure in the park. As soon as the sun comes up, they toddle home to bed and no-one ever knows what they've been up to ... least of all their families' (Source: online bookseller).

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  • Also available in braille format.

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Korean translation.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Norwood, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Omnibus Books , 1996 .
      Extent: 30p.
      Description: col. illus.
      Reprinted: 1997 With ISBN 186291298X
      ISBN: 1862912998 (pbk.), 186291298X
    • London,
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      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Southwood ,       2000 .
      Extent: 16p.
      Description: chiefly col. illus.
      ISBN: 1903207053
Alternative title: K`amk`amhan bame agidŭlŭn muŏsŭl halkka?
Language: Korean
    • c
      South Korea,
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      Korea, East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,      :       Laedŏ Kyoyuk ,       ca. 2000 .
      Extent: 32p.
      ISBN: 9788983741912
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