The Story of Karrawingi the Emu

The Story of Karrawingi the Emu
Author Leslie Rees
Country Australia
Language English
Genre Children's fiction
Publisher John Sands
Publication date
1946
Media type Print
Pages 43pp
Preceded by Gecko : The Lizard Who Lost His Tail
Followed by Digit Dick and the Tasmanian Devil

The Story of Karrawingi the Emu (1946) is an illustrated children's book by Australian author Leslie Rees and illustrator Walter Cunningham. It won the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in 1946.[1]

Story outline

The book tells the story of the life of the noble Australian Emu packed with action, adventure and the sense of racing speed that is part of an emu's heritage.

Critical reception

A note in The Western Mail stated: "The prose and the illustrations unfold the life story of an emu, giving a spice of adventure, a little natural history and a great deal of realism in story-telling and ability in illustration."[2]

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