A timeless Aussie tale celebrating the friendship between Bob the bushie and his best buddy, Bruno the blue dog.

Barefoot Bob and Bruno live together in a broken down barracks surrounded by the beautiful Aussie bush. Although they don’t have much in the bank, they are the best of buddies and life is bonzer. Then one day Bob hits the bonanza and everything changes. Without a backward glance, Bob and Bruno move to the big smoke. But is this fancy new life better than the one they had in the bush?
An alliterative, humorous tale which celebrates mateship and introduces young readers to the quintessential
language of the Australian bush.

Robyn Osborne

As the human side of the partnership, Robyn is dog obsessed and the ideal assistant to a literary hound. She has had some solo success with a junior novel (dog centred – naturally) published in 2005. When not assisting Sox, she is a primary school teacher. Her hobbies are writing, dogs, writing and dogs. Her […]

John Phillips

The Duke of Hinklewinkle, Johns first book with Big Sky Publishing has been shortlisted for the 2018 Book of the Year, Australian Speech Pathology Awards. John Phillips was born and raised on a dairy farm in rural Victoria in 1959. Surrounded by cows, dogs, chickens and horses, he developed a strong affinity with all sorts […]

Rated 5 out of 5

Boomerang Books – January 9, 2019

This rollicking yarn in picture book disguise is a lively celebration of alliterative Aussie bush slang, dogs and mateship. Boldly illustrated by Phillips in a style reminiscent of lively newspaper cartoon comic strips, Bruno is a story about a blue dog and his human mate, Bob. They are a bit rough and rudimentary but together share a bonza life until one day Bob has a landfall win. The subsequent shift into the high life tests Bob and Bruno’s friendship. Osborne has done a brilliant job introducing kids to just about every single ‘b’ word in the dictionary and then incorporating them into a coherent and comical story about best buddies sticking together. Great classroom fun.
Rated 5 out of 5

Dimity Powell – January 9, 2019

Osborne has done a brilliant job introducing kids to just about every single ‘b’ word in the dictionary and then incorporating them into a coherent and comical story about best buddies sticking together. Great classroom fun. #byaustralianbuyaustralian
Rated 5 out of 5

sharon evans – October 3, 2019

If you’re a fan of Aussie stories filled with Australian lingo and Aussie settings, Bruno the Boisterous Blue Dog from the Bush is for you.