My kid brought this home from their school library today. Way out here in the desert southwest of the United States. I think it’s a neat piece of Aussie culture that I did not expect to find here.
My question is: does this book hold any particular cultural cachet for Australians, similar to like the Hungry Caterpillar book by Eric Carle or others?
Yes is the short answer.
What's the long answer?
Just that there is a small period between when the books were published so one might resonate more with people who grew up in the 70s, whereas both might resonate with kids who grew up since the mid 80s. Also depends on whether the folks who grew up as kids in the 70s had children of their own or ended up working in some field where they interacted with both books like a school or library.