The Adventures of Bottersnikes and Gumbles. Desmond Digby

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       Copyright

      ‘Running Down to the Beach’, ‘Willigumble — Late as Usual’,

      ‘The Adventures of Chank’, ‘Spring in the Air’ and ‘The King’s Party’

      first published in Bottersnikes and Gumbles by William Collins (Australia) Pty Ltd in 1967 ‘Supergumble’, ‘The Palace-mobile’, ‘The Art of Catching Gumbles’,

      ‘The Artist and the Dreamer’ and ‘Dump Development Scheme’

      first published in Gumbles on Guard by William Collins (Australia) Pty Ltd in 1975

      ‘Hot and Strong’, ‘Tinkingumble and the Dry Water’ and ‘Casting the Votes’

      first published in Gumbles in Summer by William Collins (Australia) Pty Ltd in 1979

      ‘The Dark Forest’, ‘Gumbleducks’ and ‘The Qwertyuiop’

      first published in Gumbles in Trouble by William Collins (Australia) Pty Ltd in 1990

      Text copyright individual editions © S. A. Wakefield 1967, 1975, 1979, 1989

      Text copyright The Adventures of Bottersnikes and Gumbles © Betty Wakefield 2016

      Illustrations copyright individual editions © Desmond Digby 1967, 1975, 1979, 1989

      Illustrations copyright The Adventures of Bottersnikes and Gumbles © Brendan Gillis 2016

      Cover illustrations by Desmond Digby

      Cover design © HarperCollinsPublishers 2016

      This edition published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children’s Books 2016

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      Source ISBN: 9780008205799

      Ebook Edition © 2016 ISBN: 9780008205805

      Version: 2016-06-29

      CONTENTS

       Cover

       Title Page

Copyright

Running Down to the Beach

Willigumble — Late as Usual

The Adventures of Chank

Spring in the Air

The King’s Party

       Supergumble

       The Palace-mobile

       The Art of Catching Gumbles

       The Artist and the Dreamer

       Dump Development Scheme

       Hot and Strong

       Tinkingumble and the Dry Water

       Casting the Votes

       The Dark Forest

       Gumbleducks

       The Qwertyuiop

       About the Author

       About the Publisher