
Lunch
Gets Silly: Gets Silly
Alexander H. Stitt(Author)
Screeching Cocky Pty Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 4. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
26 pages
978-1-7646796-5-7 (ISBN)
Description
Lunch Gets Silly is a whimsical Australian picture book that blends rhyme, counting, imagination and absurd humour into a playful lunchtime adventure. The story follows two sisters whose simple meal of "cold meat and tasty pickles on the thickest slabs of bread" quickly spirals into an increasingly imaginative journey involving a frog named Red, hopping billabong adventures, arts-loving crickets, bead-making wombats, royal banquets, surfing cassowaries, swooping sugar gliders and koalas feasting high in the trees.
Told through rhythmic couplets and richly illustrated painterly scenes, the book captures the dreamlike logic of childhood imagination, where one playful thought naturally tumbles into the next. Along the way, readers encounter a parade of iconic Australian animals woven into the story both as characters and as counting elements on each page. The counting mechanic encourages early numeracy and pattern recognition while remaining fully integrated into the visual storytelling. The artwork combines warm interiors, sunlit bush landscapes, muddy riverbanks, sparkling coastlines and textured Australian wilderness settings with expressive animal characters and surreal visual comedy. Recurring motifs - especially the sisters' striped socks, adventurous energy and wildly imaginative encounters - give the book a strong visual identity.
In the tradition of Edward Lear or Dr Seuss, but transplanted firmly into an Australian imaginative landscape, Lunch Gets Silly celebrates creativity, curiosity and the wonderfully unpredictable way children think. Funny, affectionate and distinctly Australian, it is designed to be enjoyed both as a read-aloud experience and as a visual exploration children can revisit again and again.
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Series
Language
English
Target group
Interest Age: From 1 to 6 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
74 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7646796-5-7 (9781764679657)
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Alexander was born, raised and continues to live in Sydney, Australia. After a long career as a senior actuary working with major Australian institutions, he turned his attention to creative projects spanning film, animation and children's literature.He is currently developing The Graphic Handel's Messiah -A Musical Fantasy - an ambitious cinematic realisation of Handel's iconic musical work, translating the libretto and music into image and movement across the Australian landscape. The project is planned as five parts, with the first already released online where it has received several festival awards in the animation category.As the grandfather of three boisterous preschool-aged grandchildren, Alexander has developed a deep interest in children's picture books and early-learning storytelling. His books aim to combine warmth, humour and imaginative visual learning experiences that resonate with young children - whether read aloud by adults or explored independently by curious little "readers", just as his grandkids love to do with their own favoured books.