Kid

Peter Carnavas

• Publisher: University of Queensland Press
• eBook ISBN:
  9780702272493
• Year: 2026

This is the story of a small goat called Kid. Ever since his parents chased away a fox and never returned, Kid has stayed with Audrey the hen in the chook yard. Audrey tells him stories of his mum and dad' s daring and bravery. She says they live on the nearby mountain, and Kid longs to leave the farm to find them. And then, one day, he discovers he is big enough to jump the fence … Will a wild adventure up the mountain help Kid find where he belongs? Embellished with Peter' s delightful hand-drawn illustrations, this junior adventure novel is reminiscent of other children' s classics that feature mostly animal casts, such as Charlotte' s Web by EB White and The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-Smith.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Dedication
• Map
• Chapter One: Kid
• Chapter Two: Audrey
• Chapter Three: The Story of Buck and Bess
• Chapter Four: Harriet
• Chapter Five: Ma
• Chapter Six: Stories
• Chapter Seven: Farm Law
• Chapter Eight: A Proper Goat
• Chapter Nine: Three Things
• Chapter Ten: The Fence
• Chapter Eleven: The Far Paddock
• Chapter Twelve: Cow-And-Bird
• Chapter Thirteen: Ambush
• Chapter Fourteen: The Plan
• Chapter Fifteen: A Beautiful Thing
• Chapter Sixteen: The Middle of the Night
• Chapter Seventeen: The Wild
• Chapter Eighteen: To the Top
• Chapter Nineteen: Best Friends
• Chapter Twenty: The View
• Chapter Twenty-one: Dreams
• Chapter Twenty-two: Snake
• Chapter Twenty-three: Doomed
• Chapter Twenty-four: Clouds
• Chapter Twenty-five: The Storm
• Chapter Twenty-six: Shelter
• Chapter Twenty-seven: The Rest of the World
• Chapter Twenty-eight: Hope
• Chapter Twenty-nine: Thirsty
• Chapter Thirty: The Sea
• Chapter Thirty-one: The Lake
• Chapter Thirty-two: Footprints
• Chapter Thirty-three: The Cave
• Chapter Thirty-four: Snap
• Chapter Thirty-five: Pa
• Chapter Thirty-six: Pa’s Story
• Chapter Thirty-seven: No Place for Farm Goats
• Chapter Thirty-eight: Truth
• Chapter Thirty-nine: Jump
• Chapter Forty: Climb
• Chapter Forty-one: Butt
• Chapter Forty-two: Falling Thoughts
• Chapter Forty-three: Flight
• Chapter Forty-four: Family
• Chapter Forty-five: Going Back
• Chapter Forty-six: A Different Dog
• Chapter Forty-seven: Audrey’s Dream
• Chapter Forty-eight: The Bottom of the Mountain
• Chapter Forty-nine: The Boss
• Chapter Fifty: Home
• Acknowledgements
• Author Biography
• Imprint Page