The Scoot, Scoot Bandicoot ® Book Series for Children

Welcome to the Quenda Books website, where you'll find stories and information about bandicoots.

Quenda Books is an independent publisher located in the Perth Hills, a region noted for its wildflowers, wine, walking trails and wildlife, including the southern brown bandicoot. Known as a 'quenda' in the Nyungar language, the southern brown bandicoot is a small Western Australia marsupial.

Quenda Books publishes the "Scoot, Scoot Bandicoot" ® book series by Karen Treanor. The series' purpose is to entertain and educate children, and to increase awareness and appreciation of bandicoots among the general public.

Please visit the bandicoot diary pages for entertaining short stories about bandicoots and other animals. For more resources on Australian wildlife and children's books, visit our link partners.

There are several photographs of bandicoots on our photo page, including Stumpy, the orphan baby bandicoot Karen raised to maturity. Stumpy is gone, but her baby bandicoots have grown up and now live near the Quenda Books office.

If your children enjoyed "Scoot, Scoot Bandicoot", "The Big Red Bucket", "Pounce's Special Friend", and "Bounces Sore Tummy", they'll enjoy the newest outing for the lovable little Southern Brown Bandicoots Bounce and Pounce.

"Where's Our Dad?" is book five in the Scoot, Scoot Bandicoot ® book series for children. The book also includes three pages of real-life information about the marsupials as well as a colouring-in page for junior Attenboroughs and budding artists. For more information on "Where's Our Dad?" follow this link or click on the cover.


For teachers and students looking for information on bandicoots or marsupials, our information page is the place to visit.

Karen hopes to make people more aware of bandicoots by visiting libraries and schools to show pictures and give talks to children about these endearing little creatures. She attends many fairs and fetes around Perth with her books, and is happy to hear other people’s stories about bandicoots and other animals. Karen also gives talks to children and adult groups about the trials and tribulations of being a small publisher

Librarians or teachers wanting Karen to give a talk to children should email her at Quenda Books.

Quenda Books also publishes books for older readers.

Now Available: The Angelus Ghost, a romantic mystery with a dash of history, is in its second printing just in time for Christmas. Suitable for ladies of quality from 15 to 95, the story features a heroine smart enough not to go into a spooky cellar without a light and a derringer!

       

Coming Soon: A Tree in Mundaring, a light-hearted look at life in the Perth Hills.