Blinky Bill

Name: Blinky Bill
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Dorothy Wall
ISBN: 9798228709706

Author: Dorothy Wall

Series: Complete Adventures of Blinky Bill #1

Narrator: Sarah Bacaller

Unabridged: 2 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thrive Audio

Published: 11/11/2025

Categories: Children's Fiction, Classic Children's Stories, Animal Stories, Regional Stories

Synopsis

Blinky Bill is a mischievous koala who lives in the Australian bush. Keen for adventure, he sets off to see the world. On his journeys, he makes trouble in Miss Pimm’s shop, meets Old Wombo (Mr. Wombat), joins a Frog Choir, and gets invited to a Rabbit’s Birthday Party.Blinky Bill was written by Dorothy Wall, a New Zealand–born Australian author, and has been adapted for television and cinemas. This is the first book of three in The Complete Adventures of Blinky Bill series.

About Dorothy Wall

Dorothy Wall (1894–1942) was a New Zealand–born Australian author and illustrator best known for creating the beloved children’s character Blinky Bill. She moved to Australia in 1914 and published The Tale of Bridget and the Bees in 1924, which marked the beginning of her career in children’s literature. Wall wrote and illustrated Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian in 1933, which became a national icon and was followed by several sequels. Her legacy lives on through adaptations of Blinky Bill in television and film.

About Sarah Bacaller

Sarah Bacaller is a writer, researcher, and audiobook producer from Melbourne, Australia. She has a PhD in philosophy and runs Thrive Audio.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Toni on January 14, 2020

Stopped reading this book on page 62. I found it a little disturbing as it describes a violent death of an animal, which I didn’t remember reading when I was younger. Felt sad as I was really looking forward to reading it again after many years.......more

Goodreads review by Bardfilm on June 08, 2024

I read this to fill in one of the gaps in my reading experience. If you’re interested in lengthy children’s books about naughty Australian animals, if you don’t mind if they’re anthropomorphized, and if you’re all right with the anthropomorphic Australian animals suddenly being killed in tragic circ......more

Goodreads review by Nesa on September 04, 2017

I really dont think this is a childrens book, there are some rather violent themes in it, including murder. I diddnt like Blinky as a character, i thought he was so rude to everyone he met for no reason. I also think there was animals in the bush that shouldnt be there? like for one, there are no he......more

Goodreads review by Ellinor on October 31, 2012

I loved to watch the animation series of Blinky Bill when I was a kid. The book isn't quite as funny as the TV show but it is really worth reading anyway. It has a slightly different focus - at least at the beginning. A lot is told of the danger the koalos and the other animals are living in. Kids c......more

Goodreads review by Grace on March 09, 2021

Written in 1933, this book did not age well. At first, Blinky Bill seems to be about a koala family living in the bush of Australia. However the moment you turn the page to chapter two, all the cute innocence of it being a kids book fades away. Mr. Koala is shot three times before dying curled up wi......more