Inside the Lizard's Inside

Inside the Lizard's Inside is a children's book written by Steve Thurlby, illustrated by Jo de Ruiter, and published in 2016 by Thurlby Pty Ltd.

Ellie is given a torch (the Commonwealth term for a flashlight) for her birthday, but when she tries to use it in the middle of the day, she cannot see the light. While she is wondering what to do, a giant lizard looking for lunch arrives and swallows her and her torch.

Because it is dark inside the lizard's tummy, Ellie is finally able to use her torch. While using it, she sees a plethora of dead bugs inside the lizard's tummy.

The still hungry lizard goes about Ellie's neighbourhood eating everything he sees, like the postman's bike, Mrs. Higley's washing, and Mr. Drummond's dustbin. It all falls onto Ellie, which (along with the terrible smell) makes her want out. Using Mrs. Higley's socks, she ties her torch to her head and looks for something she can use. She tries to escape on the postman's bike but is too small to reach the pedals. She looks in Mr. Drummond's dustbin (which worsens the smell) and finds a fishing rod, some colouring pens, a ball of string, and a wooden broom. Getting an idea, she ties the pieces into a long pole, attaches a pair of Mrs. Higley's underpants to the end, and starts using it to tickle the lizard's uvula.

The lizard begins to feel sick from all the rubbish swilling around inside him and lies down in the park. Ellie continues to tickle his uvula until he coughs her and everything else he swallowed up. Ellie then shouts at him to clear off, which he instantly does. Ellie goes home, washes off, and only uses her torch at night.