May Gibbs Online Exhibition

"On all the big Gumtrees there are Gumnut Babies.  Some people see them and some don't; but they see everybody and everything.  Perhaps that's why their eyes are so big... They are full of mischief and are always teasing the slow-going creatures; but they hurt nothing and are gentle, for they love all the world"


One hundred years ago the first edition of May Gibbs' iconic Gumnut Babies was published - the forerunner to her classic Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.

The State Library of NSW is currently running an online exhibition of her works - a fitting centenary tribute to a true Australian classic.

Visit the world of May Gibbs at:

http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/may-gibbs