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  • Aboriginal Story: Dunbi the Owl

    Aboriginal Story: Dunbi the Owl

    by Daisy Utemorrah

    This book is based on a story told by Daisy Utemorrah of the Worora people to Aboriginal children living in Derby, Western Australia. The illustrations are adapted from their paintings of her story. She said, 'I used to live with my parents in a humpy house. My Grandmother, my aunties and even my Grandpa told me stories from the Dreamtime. I kept the stories till I was old enough to tell children. We want to share our stories with all children so they learn what Aborigines used to...

  • Aboriginal Story: How the Kangaroos Got Their Tails

    Aboriginal Story: How the Kangaroos Got Their Tails

    by George Mung Mung Lirrmiyarri

    This book is based on a story told by George Mung Mung Lirrmiyarri, of the Kija people, to Aboriginal people living in Warmun (Turkey Creek), Western Australia. The illustrations are adapted from their original paintings of the story. Hector Jandany and George Dingmarie of the Kija Language Group said, 'We have to keep this language which we got from our old people who have passed away. We don't want to lose it. The younger generation have to carry on the language that they learn from us.'

  • Aboriginal Story: The Echidna and the Shade Tree

    Aboriginal Story: The Echidna and the Shade Tree

    by Mona Green

    This book is based on a story told by Mona Green, of the Jaru people, to Aboriginal children living in Halls Creek, Western Australia. The illustrations are adapted from the children's original paintings of the story. Mona Green said, 'When my husband was a stockman, we used to go out to Nongra Lake to see if the cattle had enough water. I had heard the story about this giant lake, and I think that from the air it would look like a tree with roots stretching...

  • Aboriginal Story: The Kangaroo and the Porpoise

    Aboriginal Story: The Kangaroo and the Porpoise

    by Agnes Lippo

    This story was told by Agnes Lippo from the Aboriginal community of Belyuen in the Northern Territory, where people from the Larrakia and Waigite language groups live. The illustrations in this book are adapted from paintings of the story done by the children at Belyuen School. Bill Turner, Head Teacher at Belyuen School in 1987, said The Kangaroo and the Porpoise is one of the many stories from the very small Aboriginal community of Belyuen. We hope publishing these stories will enable us to buy materials for the school....

  • Aboriginal Story: Warnayarra the Rainbow Snake

    Aboriginal Story: Warnayarra the Rainbow Snake

    This story is based on a story told by the Senior Boys Class at Lajamanu School, a bi-lingual school where Aboriginal children are taught to read and write their own language, Warlpiri. The illustrations are adapted from original paintings done by the children for their story. Lajamanu is an Aboriginal community on the edge of the Tanami Desert in the Northern Territory. It was settled when the Warlpiri people were forced off their tribal land and away from their Dreaming places. To country they didn’t know and a lifestyle...

  • Aboriginal Story: When the Snake Bites the Sun

    Aboriginal Story: When the Snake Bites the Sun

    by David Mowaljarlai

    This book is based on a story told by David Mowaljarlai of the Ngarinyin people to Aboriginal children living in the Kimberley, Western Australia. The illustrations are adapted from their paintings of the story. David Mowaljarlai said, 'We want our children to see the daylight and the sun go down on our land, the home of the Dreamtime, and to live there to their old age and really understand their culture.'

  • Baby Business

    Baby Business

    by Jasmine Seymour

    *A warm and loving story about an ancient First Nations ritual, brought in to present-day context to share with young children.* Baby Business tells the story of a Darug baby smoking ceremony that welcomes baby to country. The smoke is a blessing – it will protect the baby and remind them that they belong. This beautiful ritual is recounted in a way young children will completely relate to and is enhanced by gentle illustrations. Darug language words are integrated throughout, with a glossary at the back. Central to this stunning...

  • Dan's Grandpa

    Dan's Grandpa

    by Sally Morgan

    Dan's Grandpa tells the story of an Aboriginal boy coming to terms with the death of his grandfather. Young Dan recalls the companionship and instructive experiences he shared with his grandfather, fishing in the mangroves, dancing and stories. Grandpa dies and the loss is marked by the disappearance of Grandpa's pet Cocky. The boy's grief evaporates with the joyous return of the Cocky who, to the boy, is Grandpa still looking after him. First published in 1966 and having sold over 17,000 copies, this deeply spiritual and poignant re-issue...

  • Ernie Dances to the Didgeridoo

    Ernie Dances to the Didgeridoo

    by Alison Lester

    The sixth title in Alison Lester s bestselling Clive Eats Alligators series, featuring Ernie, who goes to Arnhem Land and writes to his friends about his experiences. When Ernie goes to live in an Aboriginal community in northern Australia, the people, climate, plants and animals are all new to him. Here are his letters to Clive, Nicky, Rosie, Frank, Tessa and Celeste, describing the life he discovers with his new friends in their wild and beautiful land. Alison Lester visited Arnhem Land in 1996 and 1997 as a guest of...

  • Fair Skin, Black Fella

    Fair Skin, Black Fella

    by Renee Fogorty

    ‘We all brothers and sisters in this life, no matter what colour we are,’ says Old Ned. This is the story of Mary, a young Aboriginal girl who lives on a red and dusty cattle station. Shunned by the other girls because of her fair skin, Old Ned, one of the community elders, finally speaks up. With words full of knowledge and wisdom, he teaches the girls that Aboriginal identity transcends skin colour and that family, community, country, culture and spirituality is what being Aboriginal is really about. Renee...

  • Family

    Family

    by Fay Stewart-Muir & Sue Lawson

    Family is a thoughtful contemplation for all to learn the different ways that family makes us whole. This beautifully illustrated children’s picture book shows everyone that ‘family’ can be about heart and home; an endless sky; stories and songs. It ‘learns’ us how to be with each other and with Country. Families come in all shapes and sizes, and this remarkably simple story teaches us all, that family can be many things. This is the second book from the Our Place series that introduces young minds to First Nations’...

  • Hello and Welcome

    Hello and Welcome

    by Gregg Dreise

    Feel the welcome as we celebrate Indigenous culture, Elders and future generations. Join the corroboree in the traditional Gamilaraay language of the Kamilaroi people as we listen and learn together. A wonderful companion to Gregg Dreise's highly acclaimed My Culture and Me, this joyful picture book celebrates Australia’s Indigenous heritage and the diversity we enjoy today. "Hello and welcome to our corroboree. Hello and welcome to our gathering. Father Sky, Mother Earth, together here with me. Different colours, different people, together in harmony" *Author Bio:* *Gregg Dreise* grew up in south-west Queensland in...

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