Norfolk Island is still a penal colony when Otter and Paddy Paul Cannon are sent there to live with their uncle. Otter discovers an old family retainer is a prisoner there and plans to help him escape.

Ruth Park's classic novel Harp in the South is one of Australia's greatest novels. Hugh and Margaret Darcy are raising their family in Sydney amid the brothels, grog shops and run-down boarding houses of Surry Hills, where money is scarce and life is not easy.Filled with beautifully drawn characters that will make you laugh as much as cry, this Australian classic will take you straight back to the colourful slums of Sydney with convincing depth, careful detail and great heart.

New edition of the children's stories originally published in the early sixties. The adventures of Ruth Park's confused, delightful wombat and his mates Mouse and Tabby Cat are told in four stories with line drawing illustrations. Part of the TBluegum' series of Australian Children's Classics.