{"id":5045,"date":"2022-05-05T12:39:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T12:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com\/blog\/?p=5045"},"modified":"2022-05-06T05:54:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T05:54:42","slug":"the-best-childrens-picture-books-to-read-with-a-possum-plushie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/the-best-childrens-picture-books-to-read-with-a-possum-plushie","title":{"rendered":"The Best Children\u2019s Picture Books To Read with a Possum Plushie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Possum toys are not just cute, furry and cuddly animals for children to play with, but can engage and entertain kids too. Role playing possum stuffed toys<\/a> or puppets<\/a> to tell stories can help to make children’s books like ‘Possum Magic’, ‘The Lost Leadbeater’s Possums’, ‘Playing Possum’, ‘Scaly-Tailed Possum and Echidna’ or ‘Penelope the Mountain Pygmy Possum’ come to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharing a story with your child’s soft and cuddly possum plush toy<\/a> can help child development and improve your child’s reading, communication and vocabulary skills. A much loved possum toy could be the perfect learning companion for children to practice their reading and storytelling skills. And if your child has an interest in possums or Australian animals, then children’s books that feature a possum theme are the perfect book to entertain them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ve compiled a selection of some our favorite story books<\/a> for children featuring the cute and cuddly possums. Children can experience story time together with their favourite possum plush toy or puppet and take them along on their imaginative adventures as they turn the pages of these possum theme children’s books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Playing Possum<\/a><\/h3>\n
Written and illustrated by Jennifer Black Reinhardt<\/h5>\n

Meeting strangers makes shy possum Alfred anxious, and he plays dead. So he has trouble making friends\u2014until Sophia the armadillo reveals that when she gets anxious, she rolls up in a ball. A witty friendship tale inspired by animal behavior.<\/p>\n\n

In this winsome tale, Alfred, who plays dead, and Sophia, who rolls up in a ball, stand in for shy or anxious humans whose discomfort keeps them from fitting in. Jennifer Black Reinhardt has cast animals with defense mechanisms as characters to tell an imaginative, endearing story about learning to make friends by mastering fear and shyness. Alfred and Sofia open up to each other and go on to help other creatures who have social difficulties by practicing patience, forgiveness, and friendship\u2014tools for overcoming the barriers that keep us from connecting with others. An author\u2019s note lists real animals and their defensive behaviors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Possum in the House<\/a><\/h3>\n
Written by Kiersten Jensen and illustrated by Tony Oliver<\/h5>\n

“There’s a possum in the house and he’s hiding in the pantry.” How much havoc can one possum create in a house?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Appleblossom the Possum<\/a><\/h3>\n
Written by Holly Goldberg Sloan and illustrated by Gary Rosen<\/h5>\n

Mama has trained up her baby possums in the ways of their breed, and now it\u2019s time for all of them\u2014even little Appleblossom\u2014to make their way in the world. Appleblossom knows the rules: she must never be seen during the day, and she must avoid cars, humans, and the dreaded hairies (sometimes known as dogs). Even so, Appleblossom decides to spy on a human family\u2014and accidentally falls down their chimney! The curious Appleblossom, her faithful brothers\u2014who launch a hilarious rescue mission\u2014and even the little girl in the house have no idea how fascinating the big world can be. But they’re about to find out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Possum Magic<\/a><\/h3>\n
Written by Mem Fox and illustrated by Julie Vivas<\/h5>\n

Grandma Poss uses her best bush magic to make Hush invisible. But when Hush longs to be able to see herself again, the two possums must make their way across Australia to find the magic food that will make Hush visible once more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Lost Leadbeater’s Possums: Tales from Tim Faulkner<\/a><\/h3>\n
Written by Tim Faulkner and illustrated by Elin Matilda<\/h5>\n

An unforgettable book set in verse, this beautifully illustrated text tells the story of the Western Australian state faunal emblem: the numbat. Follow Numby as he leaves his Mum and Dad, trying to find his own patch of woodland to make home.<\/p>\n

Story by wildlife and conservation expert Tim Faulkner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scaly-Tailed Possum and Echidna<\/a><\/h3>\n
Written by Cathy Goonak<\/h5>\n

This engaging story tells how the possum got its scaly-tail and the echidna got its spikes. Passed down from generation to generation, this is a traditional Dreamtime story. Scaly-tailed Possum and Echidna features two iconic Australian animals; the scaly-tailed possum, found only in a remote part of the Kimberley, and one of Australia’s most unusual mammals, the echidna. Vividly illustrated with paintings on silk, this Dreamtime story includes detailed descriptions and photographs of the scaly-tailed possum and the echidna. It also tells of the Wandjina, the Creator and Great Spirit, an important part of Aboriginal dreamtime stories from the Kimberley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My Possum Plays the Drums<\/a><\/h3>\n
Written by Catherine Meatheringham and illustrated by Max Hamilton<\/h5>\n

Night-time falls and the possum orchestra begins. Drums bang, violins scratch and I can\u2019t sleep!<\/p>\n\n

Children will love to join in in this noisy celebration of possums and their night time antics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Penelope the Mountain Pygmy Possum<\/a><\/h3>\n
Written by Gordon Winch and illustrated by Stephen Pym<\/h5>\n

Much of Penelope\u2019s story is true. Mountain Pygmy Possums do hibernate, the male does go down the mountain to warmer regions in the winter, and a \u2018tunnel of love\u2019 is built to help them return safely to their mates. Follow Penelope’s story and read all about Mountain Pygmy Possums in the postscript at the back of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s Time All Possums Went to Bed<\/a><\/h3>\n
Written by Jacqui Halpin and illustrated by Gavin Scott<\/h5>\n

Mummy says it\u2019s time for bed, but Milly has other ideas! She\u2019s a possum nibbling juicy grapes and pears. She\u2019s a bilby digging outdoors, an echidna wiggling on the ground, an emu pecking at seeds and a kangaroo bouncing around. But even animals have to go to bed sometimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We Are Awesome Possums<\/a><\/h3>\n
Written by Juliette Douglas and illustrated by Steven Barton<\/h5>\n

Author Juliette Douglas and illustrator Steven Barton have joined talents with this new children’s book *Awesome Possums*. Bright, colorful illustrations combined with unique storytelling make this a tremendous book for the beginner reader. Adults will enjoy it, too. Perfect for any grandparent to have on their bookshelves.<\/p>\n\n

This book is written for naturalists, teachers, parents, grandparents and children in hopes of teaching and learning fun facts about North America’s only marsupial!\nThis is Jake and Jasper’s story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Possum toys are not just cute, furry and cuddly animals for children to play with, but can engage and entertain kids too. Role playing possum stuffed toys or puppets to tell stories can help to make children’s books like ‘Possum Magic’, ‘The Lost Leadbeater’s Possums’, ‘Playing Possum’, ‘Scaly-Tailed Possum and Echidna’ or ‘Penelope the Mountain […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5045"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5045"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5226,"href":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5045\/revisions\/5226"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}