Deep in a dam on an outback Australian yabbie farm lives Gabby - a yabbie with a tale to tell, and every one taller than the last.
Gabby boasts of battles with lobsters and crays, of ninety-mile deserts crossed without water or rest, of blizzards and mountains and salt lakes, and of the deafening sound of applause. The other yabbies have heard quite enough. But one night the man from Oz follows Gabby over the bank of the dam - and finds out the truth behind the tall tales.
Told in warm rhyming verse and illustrated throughout with original watercolour paintings, this is a light-hearted story written to be read aloud and shared, between parent and child or grandparent and child.
One of four books celebrating the uniqueness of Australia and its wildlife.
“Gabby boasts of battles with lobsters and crays, of ninety-mile deserts crossed without water or rest.”The Tale of Gabby the Yabbie
Bring an outback Australian tall tale to young readers as a read-aloud picture book, pairing rhyming verse with the author's original watercolour paintings.
Text and artwork are planned together so the rhythm of the verse and the page turns work when the book is read aloud between parent or grandparent and child.
Published by Potter Publishers in 2026 in 2 formats (paperback, ebook), and available to buy on Amazon.
| Title | The Tale of Gabby the Yabbie |
|---|---|
| Author | Neil Douglas Graham |
| Publisher | Potter Publishers, 2026 |
| Category | Children's Fiction / Poetry |
| Formats | Paperback, eBook |
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