I sleep across dreams of generations past, woven with journeys for the future. Drawing on the connection we have to the land, Bronwyn Bancroft awakens the senses as she draws…
READ MOREThe Butterfly Garden by Michael Torres and Fern Martins
Have you ever wondered why the Kookaburra laughs? This brightly illustrated board book will inform and delight young readers as to why the Kookaburra laughs. Told by Michael Torres, a…
READ MOREGoing to the footy by Debbie Coombes
Whether you go to the footy in a tinny, a trophy or on a barge, this book is unforgettable. How do you go to the footy? And if not the…
READ MORENAIDOC Week resources
NAIDOC Week this year is during the school holidays from 7 to 14 July. We can still celebrate Australian Indigenous people before and after this week with some great resources. This…
READ MOREWilam: A birrarung story by Aunty Joy Murphy and Andrew Kelly. Illustrated by Lisa Kennedy
Birrarung is wilam to many Wilam means home in Woiwurrung, the language of the Wurundjeri clan and this stunning book brings to life many different words from this clan.…
READ MOREBaby Business by Jasmine Seymour
Yana with Nanna to the smoking place Baby business by Jasmine Seymour is a beautiful new book written and illustrated by Jasmine Seymour and published by Magabala books. This picture…
READ MOREYoung Dark Emu. A truer history by Bruce Pascoe
ISBN: 9781925360844 Published by: Magabala Books, June 2019 Price: $24.99 The book, Dark Emu, received an array of awards for the hard truth that was told between the pages of…
READ MOREThe Dog runner by Bren MacDibble
“When the world turns upside down, the ones that survive are the first ones who learn to walk on their heads.” The Dog Runner , written by Bren MacDibble…
READ MORELucky and Spike by Norma MacDonald
Have you ever wondered what life is like out in the desert of Australia where the Spinifex grass grows and the stars shine all over the night sky? Through the…
READ MOREBlack Cockatoo by Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler
You have his mark Mia, between your shoulder blades. The dirrarn (black cockatoo) is your totem. Your jarriny (conception totem) totem I adored this book so much so that I…
READ MOREClever Crow – Wak Liya-Djambatj by Nina Lawrence and Bronwyn Bancroft
When a hungry crow can’t find any food, he has to be clever. Clever Crow – Wak Liya-Djambatj. Written by Nina Lawrence and illustrated by Bronwyn Bancroft is a…
READ MOREThe great lizard Trek by Felicity Bradshaw and Norma MacDonald
Written by Felicity Bradshaw and illustrated by Norma MacDonald, an Aboriginal Yamatji artist, The Great Lizard Trek is an excellent addition to the science, geography and sustainability curriculum in classrooms .…
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