num_pages: 38
description: Shy as her big brother is bold, Dimity Dumpty prefers the shadows to the spotlight and never joins her performing family in the tent at showtime. But when her brother, Humpty, climbs the factory wall at the edge of the circus ground and slips, it's Dimity who finds her voice and saves his life.
language: English
title: Dimity Dumpty
titlecomplete: Dimity Dumpty
characters: Dimity Dumpty, Dominic Dumpty, Humpty Dumpty, Dorothy Dumpty
genres: Fiction, Family, Retellings, Picture Books, Nursery Rhymes, Australia, Childrens, Fantasy, Fairy Tales
ratings_count: 236
awards: awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Canberra's Own Outstanding List (COOL) Awards
category: Category 1: Picture Books
publisher: Walker Childrens Hardbacks