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Our Flag, Our Story: The Torres Strait Island Flag – Bernard Namok Jnr/Thomas Mayo. Illustrated by Tori-Jay Mordey.
Magabala Books May 2024 ISBN: 9781922613509 RRP: AUD$27.99, NZD$32.99 A few of my mob had commented earlier this year that we needed more First Nations titles about the Torres Strait Islands, and the Ancestors must have heard us because it was shortly afterward that this new title was announced. I was fortunate to create the…
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The Land Recalls You -Kirli Saunders/David Cragg and Noni Cragg
Scholastic Australia May 2024 ISBN 9781760975159RRP $26.99 ‘Do not cry for earth who birthed you, for river as she calls your name… Do not weep for songs of land, for your old people and sacred stories’. So begins this beautiful, powerful and poignant new book from award-winning author and OAM, Kirli Saunders. This is a…
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Wurrtoo: the wombat who fell in love with the sky – Tylissa Elisara. Illustrated by Dylan Finney
Hachette Imprint: Lothian Children’s Books MAR 27, 2024 | 9780734421982 | RRP $19.99 I read this charming little book quite a few weeks ago but wanted to save it for this week. The publishers describe it as a cross between Winnie-the-Pooh and Blinky Bill. For me, yes, a little Blinky Bill for sure, but I mostly felt a vibe…
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My Deadly Boots – Carl Merrison & Hakea Hustler. Illustrated by Samantha Campbell.
Hachette August 2022 ISBN 9780734421456 RRP: $24.99 Spikes on the bottom boots,my favourite colour boots,making me too deadly. Watch it being read here on ABC Education – a fantastic read-aloud with added insights from narrator Shelley Ware. No doubt about it – getting new footy boots is a big deal. When you’ve saved and bought…
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