http://shewalkssoftly.com/2008/08/30/snugglepot-and-cuddlepie/ Thu, 23 May 2013 12:27:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://shewalkssoftly.com/2008/08/30/snugglepot-and-cuddlepie/#comment-10918 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:47:33 +0000 http://shewalkssoftly.wordpress.com/?p=410#comment-10918 Oh wow! It’s so nice to hear a relative of the author chime in on this work!

]]> http://shewalkssoftly.com/2008/08/30/snugglepot-and-cuddlepie/#comment-10844 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:41:44 +0000 http://shewalkssoftly.wordpress.com/?p=410#comment-10844 LOL! Only the Banksia Men were ever scary. You may like them. It’s difficult to get much sweeter than Snugglepot and Cuddlepie while Little Obelia was a childhood favorite being an Australian mer-baby. These were the “wee folk” of the bush Aussie kids grew up with and loved, helping us appreciate and be protective of an often harsh environment. The main legacy, apart from an additional love of a an often strange land, was in being able to see stories and magic anywhere I was. I may be more biased than most though, considering the author/illustrator was my great great aunt.

]]> http://shewalkssoftly.com/2008/08/30/snugglepot-and-cuddlepie/#comment-3105 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:40:06 +0000 http://shewalkssoftly.wordpress.com/?p=410#comment-3105 Growing up nurtured by stories of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie taught me a love of the bush as well as good and evil. It also taught me that there are good and innocent people who are often exploited or hurt by bullies and that nature is about the survival of the fittest. Even though life for some was hard in the bush, for the most part the characters had fun and friendship and a peaceful happy existence. I was never scared by the stories, just fascinated and enchanted. I still have the books over 50 years later.

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