Rain Stones

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Rain Stones
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First edition
AuthorJackie French
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's fiction
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date
1991

Rain Stones is a 1991 short story collection by Australian author Jackie French. It is notable for being the first children's book written by the author.

Background[]

Jackie French began writing Rain Stones (having previously written only gardening books) when she was 30, in a desperate attempt to get enough money together to register her car. At the time, she was living in a tin shed with a black snake named Gladys and a wombat named Smudge.

Awards and nominations[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Winners and Shortlists 1990 - 1999 - CBCA". 25 April 2012.

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