Snugglepot
& Cuddlepie
All Australian children know about the adventures of
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, it
is a book
by author May Gibbs, that is uniquely Australian.
It incorporates Australian trees, flowers and plants as
part of the story and was written in 1918. The story is about two
characters named Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and tells of their problems
with the big bad Banksia men, see the picture in black-
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| The famous childrens book! |
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| The scary Banksia Men |
The story of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie are so well known
that Australia Post
(our version of Correos) released a stamp
in their honour!
The drawings in the book show many Australian bush
scenes-
