Many South Australians grew up with Colin Thiele's books. He wrote over a hundred.
I felt connected to Colin because of his German background. Like my Dad, he only spoke German at home until he went to school. His books made me feel closer to, and proud of my own heritage. He also shaped my relationship with possums. To this day I’m unable to walk through the parklands at night without constantly scanning surrounding trees, haunted by a half remembered scene from Sun on the Stubble, where a cornered possum scampers up one of the characters and sits clawing their head. My friends have always laughed at me. But then … not long ago my friend Jane (not knowing this) sent me a late night text message after we’d been out together and she’d driven back to her home in the Hills. When she pulled down her shed’s roller door a possum fell on her head, scratching and clawing. I remain vigilant.
Part of an ongoing series of linoprints, 'Local Icons'.
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