Audrey of the Outback
Author: Christine Harris
Illustrator: Ann James
Book 1 in the Audrey of the Outback series
Pages: 170
Published: 2008
Age: 7+
Audrey is a 1930s outback girl with a lot on her mind. Her dad has gone away to work; her brother Price thinks he's too old for games; and little Dougie likes pretending to be a bird. So together with her best friend Stumpy, Audrey ponders some of life's big questions—like whether being a swaggie (or bush traveler, as explained in the handy glossary) is lonelier than being a girl, and whether it's better to be a sheep or a cow.
Determined, mischievous, imaginative, and inquisitive, Audrey is Australia's response to Pippi Longstocking and Ramona Quimby.
Children’s Book Council of Australia: Book of the Year, Younger Readers (2009); White Ravens Award (International Children's Library, Munich) (2009)
About the Audrey of the Outback Series
Books in series order
- 1.Audrey of the Outback(2008)
- 2.Audrey Goes to Town(2009)
- 3.Audrey's Big Secret(2009)
Reading age: 7+ years
Audrey is a 1930s outback girl—determined, mischievous, imaginative and inquisitive, a combination that will have every girl in the country wishing she lived in the outback! Follow Audrey, along with her family and friends through her adventures.
Note: The character of Audrey makes an appearance in another historical novel by this author, Outback: The Diary of Jimmy Porter.