Cheeky animals by Shane Morgan
Magabala Books, 2016. ISBN 9781925360431
(Age: 3-6) Recommended. Published by Australian company Magabala
Books which aims to promote, preserve and publish Indigenous Australian
culture, Shane Morgan's Cheeky animals reflects just that.
Cheeky animals successfully captures the humour and playfulness of
some of our Aussie animals in this sturdy board book.
Shane Morgan's simple pictures and wording allow children to easily
follow this humorous rhyming tale depicting how animals interact
with human contact. However, from an adult perspective, one animal
interaction that is quite strange and a little inappropriate is from
the Emu, though, children would find it hilarious.
Images are simple and earthy which magnificently reflects the
Australian outback. Overall, Cheeky animals is a wonderful
reflection of our Australian culture.
Keely Coard