Ruth Park Quotes


"You know, Mouse," Tabby said, "a brilliant cat like me should have smart friends; people who can count to more than four." "I can count to more than four," answered Mouse, very offended. "And I can do hard sums, and I know geography and history, and I can knit and ..."


Citations

Park, Ruth. The Muddle-Headed Wombat. Angus & Robertson, 1962.

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Ruth Park
Ruth Park
  • Born: August 24, 1917
  • Died: December 14, 2010
  • Nationality: New Zealander
  • Profession: Author, Novelist

Rosina Ruth Lucia Park AM was a New Zealand–born Australian author. Her best known works are the novels The Harp in the South (1948) and Playing Beatie Bow (1980), and the children's radio serial The Muddle-Headed Wombat (1951–1970), which also spawned a book series (1962–1982).