Bottersnikes and Gumbles is the first of four books, a lovely set of Australian writing. S. A. Wakefield wrote these four books and Captain Deadlight’s Treasure and that’s all I’ve been able to find on him.
Bottersnikes are well known for squashing Gumbles into jam tins, I have great pity for Squid Ink, he’s following the Gumble tradition; it can’t be comfortable in that jam tin.