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"A person kneels to contemplate a tree and to reflect upon the troubles and joys of life. The person imagines mornings and evenings in a great forest of prayers, swarming and teeming with life. The person is learning how to pray." Michael Leunig. First published 1990.

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A person kneels before a duck to reflect upon the troubles and joys of life, and offers thanksgivings and expressions of hope. This search for the human spirit leads to love and a better world.
This collection of prayers and drawings is full of gentle humour and evocative language, making the experience of Michael Leunig's world both memorable and moving. This thoughtful collection offers consolation and inspiration. It gently encourages readers to develop an awareness of their inner life and reminds us of the potential of... read more

A person kneels before a duck to reflect upon the troubles and joys of life, and offers thanksgivings and expressions of hope. This search for the human spirit leads to love and a better world. This collection of prayers and drawings is full of gentle humour and evocative language, making the experience of Michael Leunig

In this companion volume to the bestselling Short Notes from the Long History of Happiness, Australia's best-loved cartoonist and social commentator, Michael Leunig, stirs up the dirt and explores everything that is dark and hidden in our society. Be it corrupt and evil, or sexy, cheery, naughty, natural, primal, funny and mysterious, every cartoon in this wicked collection is bound to make you smile with guilty pleasure.

This edition is out of print. Terrorism blows you up Nastiness grinds you down Stupidity wears you out The media sucks you in, drags you under Politics does you over Up, down, in, out, under, over! But ducks . . . Ducks just Let you be. Another fabulous collection. First published 2003

Another superb collection of cartoons, previously unpublished in book form, from one of the country's living national treasures. EVERYTHING ALWAYS What really happened? Many, many, many things happened. Where did these things happen, and how and why? They happened all over the place, and in the past, for all sorts of reasons and in many different ways. And what's happening now? All manner of things are happening now. Whereabouts are they happening They are happening everywhere and will continue to do so for a long, long time.

This edition is out of print. This elegant volume focuses on Michael Leunig's brilliant texts (not his drawings), with all their absurdity, hilarity, poignancy and joy. Leunig pokes fun at human folly and pretentiousness, deplores the idiocy of war, and revels in the redeeming power of love.

These letters are a small fragment of the vast correspondence known to have taken place between lone voyager Vasco Pyjama and his friend and mentor Mr Curly of Curly Flat. While domestic contentment and ease with the natural world are Mr Curly's major attributes, Vasco's restless nature has compelled him into a great voyage of discovery. In the company of his direction-finding duck, he has wandered far and wide, risking, finding, enjoying and observing much. Theirs is a language of unique personal protocol, as is often found in... read more

A brilliant collection of Leunig cartoons. A hilarious treasure of original thinking.
A New Penguin Leunig comprises pieces that have previously appeared in the Melbourne Age and the Sydney Morning Herald.

Wild Figments is a loose companion volume to Poems and consists of Michael Leunig's longer pieces in a typeset format (as opposed to their original cartoon format). In this beautifully produced, pared-back presentation, Leunig's in sight, wit and delightful wickedness can be savoured in a whole new way.

Now available in paperback, The Stick and other tales of our times is another superb collection of cartoons, from one of the country's living national treasures. First published 2002.

'There was once a man who could no longer believe things that were said. All he could trust was sighing, sobbing, swearing, screaming and singing. If you asked him why he no longer believed, he would sigh... He would sob... He would scream and swear. And then he would start to sing like a bird.'Michael Leunig has been drawing and writing for Australian newspapers since 1965. He was born in Melbourne and now lives on a farm in north-eastern Victoria. His work has been widely published overseas, and has been adapted in Australia for ... read more

This selection of poems covers the period 1972 to 2002. This beautifully elegant volume excludes the cartoon element, focusing on Leunig's brilliant texts, with all their absurdity, hilarity, poignancy and joyfulness. Michael Leunig pokes fun at human folly and pretentiousness, deplores the idiocy of war, and revels in the redeeming power of love.

Another collection of irreverent humour from the much loved Michael Leunig. First published 2007.

A cartoonist talks to God.

Australia's best-loved cartoonist and social commentator, Michael Leunig, stirs up the dirt and explores everything that is dark and hidden First published 1998.

One of my favourite books of all time is Short Notes on the Long History of Happiness by Michael Leunig, published by Viking Press in a lovely little hardcover edition at $27. As far as I am concerned Mr Leunig can do no wrong but this is such a beautiful tactile volume it would have to be my pick as the best of his many books. I have given it to people on every possible occasion - it has such simple but profound truths that it is suitable for births, deaths, weddings, birthdays or just because you want to do something spontaneous.... read more

The images contained in this collection were selected for an exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria. Many of them are revealed in this book in a way in which they have not been seen before. Correction marks and 'signs of the struggle', normally etched out in the printing process, have been allowed to remain as a matter of interest and fact; an attempt to represent them in the form in which they were made.

MICHAEL LEUNIG IS ATRUE ORIGINAL. HISCARTOONS ARE THE WORK OF A WILDLY IMAGINATIVE MIND: HEIS A POET AND METAPHYSICIAN AS WELL AS AN ARTIST. "LEUNIG'S SUBJECTSARE AS AMBITIOUS AS HIS TECHNIQUE IS SIMPLE. WORLD CATACLYSE THE FLOOD, LONELINESS, CRUELTY, LUST AND GREED.