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Old Tom: Man Of Mystery
By Leigh Hobbs
Series: Old Tom Series
Winner of the KANGA (South Australian Children’s Choice Award) 2004 (Year R–2 category)
Winner of the YABBA (Victorian Children’s Choice Award) 2004 Picture Book Category
Winner of the KOALA (NSW Children’s Choice Award) 2004 Picture Book Category


Angela Throgmorton has decided it is high time that Old Tom began to help around the house. But just as she hands him a list of chores, he is struck down by a sudden illness, leaving him too sick to help. While Old Tom reclines in bed, Angela dusts and wipes and mops and bakes. But where did that freshly baked cake go? And who is that black-caped figure disappearing into the night? So begins a hilarious chase through the dark streets, with Angela determined to unmask the Man of Mystery!

Also in this series
Old Tom's Holiday
About the author/illustrator
Best known for the Old Tom series of books, Leigh Hobbs works across a broad range of media, including painting, sculpture and ceramics

Little Hare edition available in the UK only
ISBN: 187700331X (HC)
1877003530 (PB)
9781921541032 (mini hardcover)
Australian price: $10.99 (mini hardcover)
UK price: £9.99 (HC)
£4.99 (PB)
£4.99 (mini hardcover)
NZ price: $12.99 (mini hardcover)
Format: 275 x 225 mm
Page extent: 32 pages
Publication date: September 2003 (HC)
April 2004 (PB)
April 2009 (mini hardcover)