Ship Rock
by Ted Greenwood
Hutchinson Publishing Group
$12.95

Clive Eats Alligators
by Alison Lester
Oxford University Press, $11.99

Felix & Alexander
by Terry Denton
Oxford University Press, $11.99

Prisoner Of The Mulligrubs
by Nan Hunt, Noe/a Hills (lllus.)
Collins, for children, $11.95

1 Is For One: A Counting Book
by Nadia Wheatley
Oxford Uni Press, $6.99 pb, 20p

Mouse’s Marriage
by Junko Morimoto
Thomas C. Lothian, for children, $10.95

Tatty
by Eleanor Nilsson, Leanne Argent Illustrator
Omnibus Books, $11.95

Flying Man
by Terry Denton
Penguin, cartoons, $4.95 pb

Lola
by Susanne Ferrier
Collins, for children, $11.95

The Boy Who Painted The Sun
by Jill Morris
Penguin Books, ii/us., $3.95, 32p

An Eye Full Of Soot And An Ear Full Of Steam
by Nan Hunt, .Craig Smith (lllus.)
Collins (Fontana Picture Lions), $4.95 pb

This month’s widely varying collection has a common denominator, a lively creative energy, the willingness to experiment and innovate that has earned for Australian picture books a world-wide reputation. Although as different as possible in themes, attitudes and even expertise, each of these authors and artists has something genuine and interesting to say: there are no potboilers, no tired time-servers, no books published merely to churn out a new title for the market. Praise is due not only to their creators, but to the publishers willing to take a punt.