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      • The Forests of Silence
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    • Series 2
      • The Cavern of the Fear
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      • Dragon's Nest
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      • Isle of the Dead
      • The Sister of the South
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  • The Fairy Realm
    • Series 1
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    • Series 2
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      • Ben the Post-Mouse
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      • The Best-Kept Secret
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      • Fuzz the Famous Fly
      • Gobbleguts

The Best-Kept Secret

Angus and Robertson, 1988
Illustrated by Noela Young
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Awards
  • 1989 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Younger Readers
  • KOALA Hall of Fame
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