LOOKING FOR BOOK " BAD JELLY (JELLIE??) THE WITCH
June Hall
it - all I know is that it was possibly written by someone named
Mulligan (who could be an Australian writer). I don't know the content
of the book and am curious to read it myself. The local library and
children's book store have no knowledge of it. Has anyone out there
heard of it??
Please respond to newsgroup or to me directly at
jh...@toronto.cbc.ca
Thanks
D. Beagley
: My son had this book read to him at daycare and keeps talking about
: it - all I know is that it was possibly written by someone named
: Mulligan (who could be an Australian writer). I don't know the content
: of the book and am curious to read it myself. The local library and
: children's book store have no knowledge of it. Has anyone out there
Oh, my! One of my all time favourite read-alouds, class performance,
creative writing stimulus .... you name it, *Badjelly the Witch* can
do it!!
Mulligan? No, No!! It is none other than Spike Milligna (the well
known typing error), Goon, poet, friend of princes, novelist, wit,
recent Australian (born in India of Irish family, nationalised an
Aussie a year or two ago), and father of Jane Milligan who drew the
pictures.
Can you remember his appearance in Monty Python's "Life of Brian"?
(answer below)
The (falling apart) hard cover edition of *Badjelly* on our shelves
is published by M+J Hobbs in association with Michael Joseph Ltd,
London, 1973. ISBN 0 7181 1112 5.
It is in Spike's own spidery, semi-calligraphic handwriting with
appropriate drawings by Spike and daughter Jane (aged 6 at the time).
I have seen more recent p/b editions but cannot remember who published
them.
"During the night, there was a terrible thunder storm with
fork lightning, knife lightning and spoon lightning. "What
a funny storm" said Tim. Outside the rain was pouring onto
the trees, lots of birds nests got full of water and all the
baby birdies were standing on the sides and diving in like a
swimming pool!"
: Thanks
All part of the service, Little Jeem!! Ying-tong-iddle-i-po!
When the mob following Brian split into two groups because they could
not agree how to worship his sandal, Spike is left in the middle very
confused.
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David Beagley * Learning Resource Centre
big...@bendigo.latrobe.edu.au * Latrobe University, Bendigo
* Victoria, Australia 3550
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"What!" Biggles exclaimed. "How am I going to get up there? I can't
fly higher than my Camel will go!"
Anima
>Mulligan? No, No!! It is none other than Spike Milligna (the well
>known typing error), Goon, poet, friend of princes, novelist, wit,
>recent Australian (born in India of Irish family, nationalised an
>Aussie a year or two ago), and father of Jane Milligan who drew the
>pictures.
Milligan, hilarious author of multivolume autobiographies that were
bestsellers in England (and may have made it to some U.S. libraries), also
has released Bad Jelly as an audiotape. sorry, my version is not yet
unpacked from a recent move, or I'd give more info.
>Can you remember his appearance in Monty Python's "Life of Brian"?
>(answer below)
Remember him as the cuckolded husband in The Three Musketeers a decade ago?
> "During the night, there was a terrible thunder storm with
> fork lightning, knife lightning and spoon lightning. "What
> a funny storm" said Tim. Outside the rain was pouring onto
> the trees, lots of birds nests got full of water and all the
> baby birdies were standing on the sides and diving in like a
> swimming pool!"
"He's fallen in the wa-ter!"
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