@meggie Yes. May Gibbs wrote stories about Snugglepot and Cuddlepie - Gumnut Babies. The first book being - Tales of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie: their wonderful adventures
The "big bad" Banksia Men are the villains of the story and are modelled on the appearance of aged Banksia "cones", with follicles for eyes and other facial features.
"We came to a grove of Banksia trees and sitting on almost every branch were these ugly little, wicked little men that I discovered and that's how the Banksia Men were thought of."
