The Ballad Of The Blue Lake Bunyip

Fantasy Children’s Books

The Ballad of the Blue Lake Bunyip, Graham Jenkin’s 1982 first-edition Australian picture book, invites young readers into a misty lakeside legend where a shy bunyip sings beneath the moon. Rich 1980s-era watercolour spreads carry the rhyming fantasy from bush bedtime tale to collector’s shelf.

This hardcover Omnibus Books debut shows its age with heavy foxing on the cover page and lighter speckling within, yet every illustrated spread remains clean, unmarked, and firmly bound—no tears, scribbles, or stuck pages interrupt the story. It’s a tidy vintage copy for lovers of Australiana, fantasy, or nursery rhyme nostalgia.

Ideal for bedtime sharing or display, the book suits toddlers through young adults and slips easily into any antiquarian children’s collection. Add this scarce first printing to your shelf and let the blue lake’s secret song drift through your evenings.