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Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Goblin
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y separately published work icon Goblin in the Bush Victor Kelleher , Milsons Point : Random House Australia , 2002 Z957978 2002 single work children's fiction children's humour

"Gibblewort is a nasty little Irish goblin. Sick of the rainy weather in Ireland, he decides to move to Australia. At first he is delighted with his sunny new home, but then he mets the local plants and animals and things begin to go very wrong!" (Source: Trove)

y separately published work icon Goblin in the City Victor Kelleher , Milsons Point : Random House , 2004 Z1118855 2004 single work children's fiction children's humour

"Gibblewort is constantly making trouble for himself and the other goblins. So the only solution is to send him to Australia. Whether it's the bush, the snow, the rainforest or the city, Gibblewort the Goblin seems to get into trouble wherever he goes." (Source: Trove)

y separately published work icon Goblin on the Reef Victor Kelleher , Milsons Point : Random House , 2003 Z1118865 2003 single work children's fiction children's humour

"Gibblewort the Irish goblin is as nasty as ever. When his goblin friends get tired of his wicked ways, they teach him a lesson by packing him off to a damp part of Australia. The place he ends up in couldn't be damper, the Great Barrier Reef." (Source: Trove)

y separately published work icon Goblin in the Rainforest Victor Kelleher , Milsons Point : Random House Australia , 2004 Z1120296 2004 single work children's fiction children's humour

'Gibblewort the goblin is filled with joy when he crawls out of his postbag to find damp earth, falling rain and the sound of the wind through the trees. He's made it home to Ireland at last! Except it's not Ireland, it's the Australian Rainforest, and Gibblewort soon finds himself being stung, squeezed, sucked, nipped and pecked by all sorts of strange and unusual creatures...Another hilarious adventure from everyone's favourite grouchy goblin.' (Publication summary)

y separately published work icon Goblin in the Snow Victor Kelleher , Milsons Point : Random House Australia , 2005 Z1196446 2005 single work children's fiction children's humour
y separately published work icon Goblin at the Zoo Victor Kelleher , Milsons Point : Random House Australia , 2005 Z1213192 2005 single work children's fiction children's humour

'When Gibblewort wakes up at the zoo, he thinks he's in deepest, darkest Africa. So he squeezes his way into a nice, safe cage – only to find he's become the object of affection for a female chimpanzee! Every time Gibblewort manages to escape her clutches, he finds himself being thrown, kicked, tossed, shaken and even electrocuted back into the chimps' enclosure ... and Daisy's long hairy arms! How is everyone's favourite nasty little goblin going to get out of this one? ' (Publication summary)

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y separately published work icon Goblin at the Beach Victor Kelleher , North Sydney : Random House Australia , 2007 Z1446439 2007 single work children's fiction children's humour

'From the ski slopes of the Snowy Mountains to the rainforests of Far North Queensland - and everywhere in between - Gibblewort The Goblin has blundered, crawled and whinged his way through Australia's vast landscape. So surely a relaxing day at the beach will be safe?! Not if 'fun in the sun' includes frying your feet on hot sand, accidentally chugging down sun cream and hitching a ride on an angry shark. Can Gibblewort beat the heat and finally get back home to rainy ol' Ireland?' (Publication summary)

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