The endearing story of Gordon the gorilla and his struggle to balance the demands of his masculinity with his need for his snookie. This cheeky, bouncing, infectiously happy children's story about a big, strong, hairy gorilla living up to his image is a joy to read aloud and is ideal bedtime reading.

 

This book was recognised in the Scholastic Best Designed Children's Book category by the Apa Book Design 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 2004 by Allen & Unwin .

Lisa Shanahan trained as an actor at Theatre Nepean, University of Western Sydney. Whilst studying, she taught drama and wrote plays for children. After completing her degree she undertook a Writing for Children course with Libby Gleeson where she discovered a great passion for writing stories for children. Lisa and her husband, Keiran, live with their sons Bryn and Riley in Sydney. Lisa continues to teach drama and write books and feels very lucky that she is able to do both. Wayne Harris has designed and illustrated over 20 outstanding picture books. To visit his website click here Lisa Shanahan trained as an actor at Theatre Nepean, University of Western Sydney. Whilst studying, she taught drama and wrote plays for children. After completing her degree she undertook a Writing for Children course with Libby Gleeson where she discovered a great passion for writing stories for children. Her books include "Sweetie May, Sweetie May Overboard!, What Rot!, Bear and Chook" and two picture books with Allen + Unwin: "Gordon's Got a Snookie" and "The Postman's Dog," both illustrated by Wayne Harris.