In Nan's Garden written & illustrated by Sharon J Yaxley | HBCome inside Nans Garden, where native animals have found safe haven amid the encroaching urban sprawl. This is the fifth childrens book written and illustrated by Sharon J. Yaxley, author of the beloved Dunstan and Theodore series. It depicts an array of Tasmanian native flora and fauna, beautifully hand drawn in exquisite detail and vivid colours.

historical notes

000 children passed through the Orphan Schools in New Town (Hobart) from 1828 to 1879

heart-warming

unique hunting for fur in the short

Alfi the Wombat is asked to breach the fence and faces the wrath of both animal and man

Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

His legacy is concrete

About books: Tasmania reimagined - Clarissa Horwood

John Beswick recalls the exploits of Bass and Flinders

Baggs and friend Jimmy Brown are saved by the kindness of northeast Aboriginal Tasmanian clansmen

Eighty years can bring a lot of change to a small town

it is Jem's home