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Author and illustrator Terry Denton dies aged 76

The Sydney Morning Herald Staff reporter

22 Sept 2026 16:59 AEST Summary

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Known for his Gasp! Series and the Treehouse books written with Andy Griffiths, Denton is remembered for his wit, creativity and kindness

Headline as published: Beloved author and illustrator Terry Denton dies aged 76

**Not from this story.** A library photograph of concert hall auditorium, used to illustrate it. Perspective: Lecture hall Taqirumi / flickr, CC BY

**Not from this story.** A library photograph of concert hall auditorium, used to illustrate it. Perspective: Lecture hall Taqirumi / flickr, CC BY

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Niral Score 20.9 mundaneloaded

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Sourcing 42 unattributednamed sources Mood 70 sorrowjoyful

6 read zero: sentiment, political diction, generational, gender, jingoistic, religious

Sentiment 0 hostilefavourable Political diction 0 left-codedright-coded Generational 0 harder on the oldharder on the young Gender 0 no gendered framingframing throughout Jingoistic 0 reports to a readerwrites from a camp Religious 0 not invokedovert

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ABC News 'He's at peace now': Treehouse illustrator Terry Denton dies aged 76 plain
The Sydney Morning Herald ~~Beloved~~ Author and illustrator Terry Denton dies aged 76 1 change
The Age ~~Beloved~~ Children’s author and illustrator Terry Denton has died aged 76 1 change

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Outlet	Niral Score	Adjectives	Sourcing	Sentiment	Happiness
The Sydney Morning Heraldas they published this story	20.9	1	42	0	70
ABC News	6.1	4	59	0.3	61.2

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