Town possum, outback possum
By: by Yvonne Morrison ; illustrated by Heath McKenzie
Contributors: McKenzie, Heath
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Little Hare Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Prahan, Vic
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781921541476; 9781921714931
Subjects: Humorous stories; Adaptations; Stories in rhyme; Juvenile fiction; Fiction; Possums; Fables; Brush-tailed possums; Children's stories; Phalangeridae; Pictorial works
Other titles: Country mouse and the city mouse.
Description: An adaptation of Aesop's fable The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, with an Australian twist. Outback possum loves to chew leaves and watch sunsets. Town possum loves adventure and fun. When outback possum visits his cousin in town, and experiences a bit of high adventure and a few close shaves, he decides that the quiet life is the life for him. He heads happily home to his tree in the outback where life will be quite and peaceful once again...or has something changed? Suggested level: junior.
Notes: Picture story book for children by a New Zealand author.

"Aussie Aesop's fable"--Back cover.