* In September, Alan Marshall's Australian fairy tale Whispering in the Wind , will join the Text Classics list. * A timeless tale from a more innocent era, first published in 1969 at the time of the first moon landing. * Peter lives in a bush hut with Crooked Mick, the greatest horse rider of all time. In order to rescue a beautiful princess from a dragon, Peter takes his horse, Moonlight, and sets out to find her, meeting an assortment of vibrant characters along the way, each one with an important life lesson to impart. * Featuring Australian folk heroes alongside witches, giants and princesses, and a bunyip, this forgotten fairy tale is a story of courage, persistence and humour, and will appeal to readers of all ages. * In 2002, during an ABC Radio National program, author Paul Jennings called Alan Marshall THE GIANT in Australian children's literature. * Marshall's childhood memoir I Can Jump Puddles sold more than three million copies, has been adapted for an award-winning film and an Australian TV series. It has also been translated into several languages.

* Marshall's other books include These Are My People and Hammers Over the Anvil , which was made into a 1991 film starring Russell Crowe and Charlotte Rampling. * The Alan Marshall Award for Literature is the children's literature prize in the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards. * With the original line drawings throughout by Jack Newnham.