Wednesday 23 August 2017

Snugglepot and Cuddlepie Mind the Eggs

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Snugglepot and Cuddlepie Mind the Eggs (1997) (Post 236)

Snugglepot and Cuddlepie Mind the Eggs is one of a series of books I was commissioned to do for Little Golden Books. I think it was a case of one company taking over another, which then turned round and took over the one that had taken it over. Something like that. Twenty years on I don't recall much about the circumstances. I'm pretty sure I did thirteen titles for this job, but I've seen only a few of them so I don't know whether the others were ever printed. This one obviously was. I think the brief was to retell classic May Gibbs stories in a more modern fashion, cutting out all reference to Big Bad Banksia Men and making things less dated and more PC. In this story, the gumnut babies offer to mind some eggs, which proves a little trickier than they thought. 
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  1. Leigh Roswen23 August 2017 at 17:25

    So interesting Sally. I didn't realise there were any sequels/spin-offs of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. I have done my own bit to redeem the Banksia men https://leighroswen.com/2016/04/03/in-defence-of-banksia-men/ But I am in awe of your prolific career.

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  2. Flora24 August 2017 at 09:57

    Thanks, Leigh. I did thirteen of these as a commission, but I think only a few of them were published. It's difficult to untangle what happened after twenty years. I've followed your blog:-)

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