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Book, 'The First Gumnut Family' by Chris Trump

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Overview

An A5 sized book with a white front and back cover. There is an image on the front cover of a large gumnut with 'Gumnut Factory Folk Tales' written in red. Some of the gumnut figures from the stories are surrounding the bottom of the gumnut and other are coming out from the top. In the top left and right corners of the book ae green tree leaves. At the bottom of the page is 'The First Gumnut Family/ Chris Trump'.

This book contains stories of all of the Gumnut figures.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-57-2022.42

Item type

Objects

Material

Paper

Inscriptions and markings

On the front cover - GUMNUT/ FACTORY/ FOLK/ TALES/ C.T/ THE FIRST/ GUMNUT FAMILY/ CHRIS TRUMP

On the back cover - Gumnut Factory Folk Tales / The Gumnut Factory/ Folk Tales are the/ adventures of the Gumnut/ creations made by Chris/ Trump 'The Gumnut Man'/ at his factory in Wanneroo./ A dream that was to/ become a reality that he/ wishes to share with you/ all./

So come with us/ through the window of/ fantasy and meet his/ Gumnut World./

Our little tales as they unfold are for the young/ and young at heart./

You will meet Cyril, the kookaburra; Booky, the/ owl; H.M. the mouse; Lizzie, the frilled neck lizard;/ Kippy, the koala; George and Gertie Gumnut and their/ children, Lucy and Willie./

GUMNUT FACTORY PUBLICATIONS/ ISBN 0 947112 00 6

Keywords

Gumnut Factory

Gumnuts

Last modified

Thursday, 11 June, 2026

Completeness

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There is an image on the front cover of a large gumnut with 'Gumnut Factory Folk Tales' written in red. Some of the gumnut figures from the stories are surrounding the bottom of the gumnut and other are coming out from the top. In the top left and right corners of the book ae green tree leaves. At the bottom of the page is 'The First Gumnut Family/ Chris Trump'.

An A5 sized book with a white front and back cover. There is an image on the front cover of a large gumnut with 'Gumnut Factory Folk Tales' written in red. Some of the gumnut figures from the stories are surrounding the bottom of the gumnut and other are coming out from the top. In the top left and right corners of the book ae green tree leaves. At the bottom of the page is 'The First Gumnut Family/ Chris Trump'.

The back of the book with a picture of Chris Trump and a blurb

The back of the book with the blurb and a picture of Chris Trump.

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