The Croc and the Platypus
Age 3+
Picture Books
An Australian reimagining of Edward Lear’s nonsense poem The Owl and the Pussycat.
The croc and the platypus trundled off in a rusty old Holden ute. They took some damper and tea in a hamper and bundled it up in the boot.
Join Croc and Platypus for an Australian outback hullabaloo!
Reviews
This is an ode to the Australian outback and its icons as well as a rollickingly good read that kids will soon have memorised.
Kids' Book Review
This is clever and fun and I can easily imagine reading it to kids who will love it!
ABC Radio Central West NSW Deborah Abela
Hosking’s appreciation of, commitment to and finesse with the rhyming word are self-evident. She works them all to perfection in this richly Aussie-flavoured celebration about embracing unlikely friendships and sharing stellar moments with those closest to you whilst enjoying a good old Aussie road trip.
Boomerang Books
Jackie Hosking’s first picture book is simply brilliant!
Buzz Words
is my three year olds FAVOURITE book at the moment and fortunately the text is so lyrical and lovely to read aloud that I don’t mind that I am up to about 30 reads of it!
Children's Books Daily
This is just brilliant.
Create a Kids Book
The Croc and the Platypus is one of those books where you feel like the writer is sitting next to you telling her story, the author’s voice comes through strongly in a unique and engaging way… Marjorie Crosby-Fairall’s illustrations perfectly compliment the words.
Deescribe Writing
A wonderful Aussie larrikin twist on a well-loved poem… perfect to read aloud for and with children. Teachers will have fun with this one in any country.
Literacy, Families and Learning
The easy rollicking rhyme will entreat readers and listeners alike.
ReadPlus
The wonderful illustrations bring the vivid Australian landscape to life… With rhyming text, it is a great bedtime book for young children.
Sunday Telegraph
Hosking’s rhyming words, with their lilting musicality, beg to be read aloud, and Marjorie Crosby-Fairall’s illustrations are as vibrant and colourful as one would expect pf a road trip across the Nullarbor Plain.
The Big Issue
Jackie Hosking is an expert with rhyme and it works exceptionally well…The illustrations by Marjorie Crosby-Fairall with their outback Australian colours are simply stunning and add to the text beautifully.
Write and Read with Dale
This picture book is highly recommended for young children both its appealing verse and the excellence of the illustrations and design.
Magpies Magazine
