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Summary: Short stories from some of Australia's best-loved authors including Shaun Tan, Andy Griffiths, Carole Wilkinson, Sally Rippin, Terry Denton, Sue Lawson, James Moloney, Sally Odgers and James Roy. A few poems are also included. Mega-walk / Carole Wilkinson, 5 Bonnikins / Sally Rippin, 13 Double-you, double-you, double-you / Chris Miles, 17 Illustration / Guy Holt, 19 Trees / George Ivanoff, 20 The dreams of Aunty Morbid / James Moloney, 25 Mr Magnifico's amazing moving photos / Amy Hawley, 32 The land / Stephen Whiteside, 38 Lunar rose / Susanne Gervay, 40 Illustration / Tegan Bell, 44 Don't jump / Robyne Young, 45 All u can eat / Ananda Braxton-Smith, 47 Regret / A. Seib, 52 Behind our backs / Sally Odgers, 56 Ghostwriter / Stephanie Campisi, 57 The strange bird / Gabrielle Wang, 62 Gone fishing / Rebecca Hayman, 64 The dream / Angela Vernon, 69 Corn dolly dead / Sheryl Gwyther, 72 One dark and stormy night, at a boarding school near you / Meredith Costain, 77 Illustration / Marc McBride, 78 The gift / Barry Jonsberg, 79 Revenge / Ben Harmer, 83 Illustration / Heath McKenzie, 85 Aunt Eda's piano / Sue Lawson, 89 Clowns / Zoe Boyd, 94 Ute man / Bernadette Kelly, 96 Eat your words / Janeen Brian, 101 Illustration / Clara Batton Smith, 106 Fear / Lorraine Marwood, 107 Tooth fairy / Dianne Touchell, 109 Mama told me / Melissa Keil, 113 Haunted / Katherine Battersby, 116 Destiny meets girl / Shirley Marr, 121 The bad road / Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton, 126 Tap, tap, tapping at the window / Laura Bahdus-Wilson, 134 What is mine / Holly Harper, 139 The chamber of horrors / Michael Panckridge, 144 Illustration / Jared Parkinson, 148 The house / Joshua Kopp, 149 At the end of the street / Jackie Hosking, 151 The mountain / Tali Lavi, 154 The hunt / Heather Gallagher, 158 As a howl echoed throughout the woods / Kelsey Murphy, 163 Illustration / Matthew Shires, 165 The door / James Roy, 167 Vincent / Alistaire Wood, 172 POPE: Operation delivery / Ella Sexton, 173 Illustration / Shaun Tan, 177 Twisted fairytales / Rachel Holkner, 179 Crocodile tears / Margaret Crohn, 181 Apparition / Donna Smith, 186 Garlic cake / Carolyn Nguyen, 187 Tilt / Steward Bishop, 192 Tumbleweeds / Aleesah Darlison, 195 The last spam / Kerry Munnery, 200 The biology lesson / June Gleeson, 204 The moth-er / Lili Wilkinson, 209 Musical chairs / Maude Farrugia, 214
