Blinky Bill

This early work by Dorothy Wall was originally published in 1933 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian is a childrens story about Australias most popular mischievous koala. Dorothy Wall was born on January the 12th 1894 in New Zealand. From a young age Wall showed great talent as an artist and at age eleven won a scholarship for her drawing skills. She is most famous for creating Blinky Bill an anthropomorphic koala who was the central character in her books Blinky Bill: the Quaint Little Australian Blinky Bill Grows Up and Blinky Bill and Nutsy. In 1985 a postage stamp honouring Wall for her creation Blinky Bill was issued by Australia Post as part of a set commemorating childrens books.