What Australian-born writer wrote a series of eight children's books published between 1934 and 1988?
Mary Poppins Mary Poppins is a series of eight children's books written by P. L. Travers and published over the period 1934 to 1988. Mary Shepard was the illustrator throughout the series.
Obernewtyn (novel) Obernewtyn is the first novel in the "Obernewtyn Chronicles" series by Australian author Isobelle Carmody. Carmody began writing it at the age of fourteen, and reworked the novel through high school and university. Much of the inspiration for the protagonist, Elspeth Gordie, comes from her own life experiences. It was published by Penguin Books in Australia in 1988 and shortlisted for the in the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards.