Sydney [Sam] Alexander Wakefield (13 May 1927 - 22 August 2009) was an Australian writer who was best known for the Bottersnikes and Gumbles series of children's books.
He wrote short stories for children about "Bottersnikes and Gumbles", which contain a mixture of absurdity, humour, puns, as well as carrying an environmental message.[1]
Works
Wakefield wrote four books about the Bottersnikes and Gumbles:
Wakefield, S.A.; Digby, Desmond (1967), Bottersnikes and Gumbles, Collins : Sydney , 80pp