I just remembered one of my first books, given to me for Christmas by Mum & Dad (I only believed in Santa Claus insofar as believing in Santa Claus cheered my parents, which thus cheered me, which thus meant we were all happy and I got more presents). Anyway, the book was
Rusty, the Nimble Numbat. Oh, look, ebay has one for sale:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....m=260211489912
I enjoyed that one. I'm not sure where it is, but probably still somewhere at Mum's place (she never chucks anything out).
Cheers,
Marc