Smokey

The Bear from Gumeracha

by Rocky Marshall

Illustrations by Melody Hampton

Artlook Books, 1983, [First Edition], ISBN 0864450257, black and white illustrations throughout, hardcover, dustjacket

Very Good Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, minor rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, no inscriptions, minor indentations to front endpaper, dustjacket shows a little edge and shelf wear with a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, a little sunning, small markings/staining to edges of DJ, otherwise clean, tight and bright (see photographs)

“Smokey the Koala Bear from Gumeracha is as resourceful as Ned Kelly and as timeless as the Man From Snowy River which adds up to being as Australian as a blue-gum tree.  And Australian Smokey certainly is along with Willie Wombat and Colin Cockatoo.
The story is their ride to return the evil bunyips to captivity makes exciting reading, enhanced by Melody Hampton’s detailed drawings.  Don’t be misled into thinking this is a children’s tale.  This is for everyone.