An Australian children's classic. Fond memories of reading this as a kid and fond memories now of reading this to my niece. ( )

This was a great book by a great author and an equally great illustrator. The book is about a young possum named Hush who is very well guarded by his grandmother and her "possum magic." His grandmother can keep him safe with her possum magic by making him invisible, but eventually, Hush wants to be seen, and heard... he wants his freedom to be who he wishes. I think that there are two themes here, one is that of the power of love, grandma's heart is certainly in the right place whilst she protects young Hush, and the other theme is one of coming of age. Grandma learns that part of loving Hush is to let him be free to learn and explore for himself, and of course young Hush learns just how deep, and powerful his grandma's love is for him. This is a good book to introduce concepts of love and companion, but also about setting healthy boundaries. ( )

Inside Australia, there lived a possum named Hush and his grandmother Poo who does magic. One day, Grandma Poo makes Hush invisible in order to protect him from various dangers. After a while, Hush no longer wants to be invisible and asks his grandmother for help, his grandmother, not knowing what to do, decides to travel to introduce Hush to the world. A story with sweet illustrations suitable for parents and children to teach them to protect children and to trust that they are going to be fine. ( )

This story was actually really deep for me, because the grandmother decides to shelter the grandchild for so long that in the long run limits Hush from being their own person and in a way limiting them to who they are. I think this was deep for me because in our culture, we tend to keep the training wheels on for our children way longer than others. I think it is a good book that sends a good message. ( )

A sweet and beautiful illustrated Australian story about a little possum who is made invisible and after a while doesn't want to be invisible anymore. He and his grandmother travel throughout Australia to find the right food to turn him back. This book shows how we try to protect our children by keeping them hidden, but one day they will want to be a part of the world. Therefore, we must accept desire for freedom and to be seen by the world. ( )