The Black Pot Belly

What happens when there is no television? What happens when there is only a pot belly stove to set a glow in the little house at the bottom of the world? And what is it about THIS pot belly? In this book, making your own fun is the only option when you are far from technology in the Aussie bush. Join the magic pot belly stove as he makes his own fun.

Maree Coote is a writer, designer, illustrator, and photographer. Her many creative passions converge in her sense of place and history, and she brings this to life through stunningly visual books for a range of audiences. She is the author of two gold award winning histories The Melbourne Book and The Art of Being Melbourne, and is author and illustrator of eight children's picture books, including When You Go To Melbourne, Spellbound, Alphabet City Zoo, and The Gum Queen.