Shortlisted, Picture Storybook, Young Australians' Best Book Awards (YABBA) 1997 Winner, Crichton Award for Best New Illustrator 1995 Shortlisted, Picture Book of the Year, Children's Book Council of the Year Awards 1995 Winner, Ashton Scholastic Award for the Best Designed Children's Book 1994 I put the game in my machine. And play...If you love video games, this is your book. GO FOR IT!

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Best Designed Children's Book. It was recognised by the Ashton Scholastic Award. It also was recognised by the Crichton Award for Best New Illustrator. It was recognised in the Book of the Year - Picture Book category by the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1994 by Allen & Unwin .

Emily Rodda is the author of the hugely successful Deltora Quest series, with over two million copies in print. Winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year (Younger Readers) Award a record five times, she seems to know instinctively what children want to read. She currently lives in Sydney, Australia. Geoff Kelly is the illustrator of Power + Glory, and the author/illustrator of Stuck With Baby.