Magpie

By Luke Davies and Inari Kiuru, ABC Books, 2010.

A father and son embark on an epic journey, an intrepid adventure.

Magpie attacks are a strong reality in Australia during the springtime. This story is based on a mostly true story of the author’s experience of being swooped by a magpie as a youth. Yes, another story about swooping magpies!

In this adaptation, we follow the main character and his father (both dogs) down ‘Minnamurra Avenue. The bush. The creek. Looking for Magpie. It depicts a lovely relationship between a father and son, where the father will go to great lengths to show his son that he loves him and will protect him from bad things.

Many pages occur without text, which allows your child to use their imagination to fill in the blanks.