Possum Magic

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Julie VIvas did several glorious paintings, which I sent with the story to nine different publishers over five years. Electric oven: pre-heat to 200 Centigrade (400 Fahrenheit) then set at 100 Centigrade (250 Farenheit) and bake undisturbed for one and a half hours. The stories Monkey Baa shares embrace social and cultural connections, celebrate our rich cultural heritage and inspire young audiences to learn about the world and their place in it.

Face masks are strongly recommended for all patrons while inside our theatres and foyers, including during the performance. Nothing is more important to us than the health and safety of everyone on site, and we are closely following NSW Health guidelines and advice. However, if you are collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts.Each year on Hush’s birthday they eat the same food ‘just to make sure Hush doesn’t turn visible again’, thereby creating a kind of mythology about why (white) Australians eat certain foods as celebration. In case you were wondering just how deep it’s possible to go in the analysis of a seemingly simple children’s story such as this one, Carolyn Daniel has much to say about Possum Magic in her book Voracious Children: Who eats whom in children’s literature. Possum Magic follows the story of two possums, Grandma Poss and Hush, whom live in the Australian Bush.

But when Hush longs to be able to see herself again, the two possums must make their way across Australia to find the magic food that will make Hush visible once more. Unseen, Hush gets into all sorts of fun and loves all that invisibility offers, like safety from snakes and sliding down kangaroo backs!A lot of new words included with foreign animals, that make it difficult to learn because there’s nothing telling us what the animal is, even though there are pictures. Grandma works her magic so Hush is invisible, which allows the little possum to do lots of fun things (like slide down kangaroos' backs) and also stay hidden from snakes (which is why Grandma worked the magic in the first place! Reading this so far away from home this time made me miss Australian 'culture' somewhat; well, maybe just lamingtons. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). She has received many civic awards, honours and accolades in Australia, including two honorary doctorates.