Description First published in 1969, a charming children\'s classic.
His best-known book, I Can Jump Puddles (1955), told the story of his childhood, during which he contracted polio..
He received the Australian Literature Society Short Story Award three times, the first in 1933.
There\'s the wicked witch who plans to eat him, until Peter gives her the leaf...
About the Author Alan Marshall AM [1902--1984], was an Australian writer, story teller, humanist and social documenter.
It points him in the right direction and gives him a magic leaf that will make anyone loved and needed.
There\'s the South Wind who can travel with great speed and see everything.
His loyal sidekick Greyfur, the kangaroo, can procure anything useful from her Tardis-like pouch.
Each one helps Peter overcome a hurdle and imparts some important life lessons.
Along the way he meets an array of colourful characters.
With his horse Moonlight he sets out on his quest.
One day Peter decides to go out and find a princess and rescue her from a dragon.
Peter lives in a bush hut with Crooked Mick, the greatest horse rider in all the world.
Description First published in 1969, a charming children\'s classic
