Newts, Lutes and Bandicoots is full of rhymes, riddles and objects to search for; these provide the clues for what to search for on each page. So the book becomes a language learning experience as well as an enjoyable read. The book has detailed and humorous full-page colour illustrations that children will revisit time and time again. The illustrations take the reader through many imaginative and colourful worlds, including a trolls' lair, a magician's cave, a circus, a castle, ski slopes and the outback.