RSPCA Children’s Books
The RSPCA NSW Education Department has launched a series of children’s books, called
‘RSPCA Tales’. Each book is a beautifully colour illustrated story of an RSPCA animal.
Created for early-primary children, the series aims to increase children’s empathy for animals
and their understanding of what the RSPCA does. The author of the books, Lisa Musgrove,
has generously donated her work so that the RSPCA can gain maximum profits from the sale
of the books; this money will help provide a better life for many other animals in need.
Book Series Title:
Book Titles: Cuddlepot gets better
Dell gets rescued
Cookie gets a new job
Jess gets a new family
Rose gets respect
Spud gets a new home
Book Costs: $49.95 for a set, $9.95 individually plus a $5.50 postage and handling fee.
Each school to order a set will receive a free curriculum linked teacher
resource book. This workbook contains support material and follow up
lessons for Early Stage 1 and Stage 1 students. (K-2)
Detailed information about the books:
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1. Cuddlepot gets better (QLD true story) Now
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Back page blurb:
Cuddlepot hears a terrifying sound.
He and his brother huddle closer in their nest.
Then something HUGE crashes into them and Cuddlepot is falling.
What on earth is happening?
Cuddlepot is a squirrel glider who gets attacked by a cat hunting at night. He is found on the
floor injured and taken to the RSPCA. An RSPCA wildlife carer then looks after him until he
is well enough to go back to the wild.
2. Dell gets rescued (QLD true story)
Back page blurb:
Ding Dong Dell. Puss’s in the well. Who put her in?
Dell’s stuck down there, scared and hurt.
Will anyone help her get out?
Dell is a stray cat who is attacked by a group of boys; they throw her down an old well. While
waiting to be rescued Dell cries to much that she loses her voice, an RSPCA Inspector
rescues her from the well and takes her back to the shelter where she visits the vets and is
re-homed to a caring new owner.
3. Cookie gets a new job (NSW true story)
Back page blurb:
Cookie hasn’t eaten in days.
Once a proud racehorse, he’s now starving and all alone.
But when a stranger appears with some kind words,
things start to get better.
Cookie is a race horse who gets forgotten about. He is rescued by the RSPCA Inspector
who takes him to the shelter where he is looked after until he is fit again. A kind police man
helps Cookie become a police horse and he lives happily with his new family and new job.
4. Jess gets a new family
Back page blurb:
Jess is bored.
Nobody walks her, nobody plays with her, nobody cares.
When she tries to go exploring and make her own fun,
things are never the same again.
Jess escapes from her back garden and is picked up on the street by an RSPCA Inspector.
She has no identification and no-one claims her. After being desexed Jess finds a new
home with a loving family who know how to be responsible pet owners and provide her with
everything that she needs to be happy.
5. Rose gets respect
Back page blurb:
Uh,oh.
Is Ted mad with Rose again? What did she do this time?
When Ted’s temper goes too far, Rose finds comfort
with some new friends.
Rose gets kicked by her owner when he is in a bad mood, this time she is seriously hurt and
has a broken leg; Inspectors rescue her and take her to the vet. At the shelter she finds new
canine friends and a new family to who look after her and are always kind to her.
6. Spud gets a new home
Back page blurb:
Screeeeech!
Spud enjoys screeching at his family. He does it all day long.
But do they enjoy it? Spud finds out after a quick
and bumpy car trip.
Spud is a cockatoo that is bored because his owners don’t know how to look after him
properly; they surrender him to the RSPCA where he learns new and interesting things to do.
Spud is then re-homed to a new owner with an aviary and lots of new friends.
RSPCA NSW Humane Education Department
PO Box 34 Yagoona 2199
ph: 02 8666 0112 f: 02 8666 0175 e: education@rspcansw.org.au