''The True Story of Mary: Who Wanted To Stand On Her Head'' is a 2005 Children's
chapter book
A chapter book is a story book intended for intermediate readers, generally age 7–10. Unlike picture books for beginning readers, a chapter book tells the story primarily through prose rather than pictures. Unlike books for advanced readers, ...
by
Jane Godwin
Jane Godwin (born 1964 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian author, and is a publisher at Penguin Books Australia for children and young adult books.
She was inducted into the Australian Book Industry Awards Hall of Fame on 9 May 2024; sh ...
. It is a
rhyming story about a girl called Mary who, upon standing on her head, has a number of adventures.
Godwin described it as "probably the strangest story I have written".
Reception
''The True Story of Mary'' has been reviewed by ''
Australian Bookseller & Publisher''.
It is a 2006
Aurealis Award children's short story joint winner, and a 2006
Children's Book Council of Australia
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shortlisted
book of the year for younger readers.
See also
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Dr. Seuss bibliography
Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, published over 60 children's books over the course of his long career. Though most were published under his well-known pseudonym, Dr. Seuss, he also authored a certain amount of books as Theo. LeSieg ...
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Edward Lear
Edward Lear (12 May 1812 – 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limerick (poetry), limericks, a form he popularised. ...
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The Walrus and the Carpenter
"The Walrus and the Carpenter" is a narrative poem by Lewis Carroll that appears in his book ''Through the Looking-Glass'', published in December 1871. The poem is recited in chapter four, by Tweedledum and Tweedledee to Alice.
Summary
The ...
References
External links
Library holdings of ''The True Story of Mary''
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2005 children's books
Australian picture books
Nonsense poetry
Australian children's books
Short stories about talking animals
Australian humorous poems