Tags: Indigenous

Wombat and Mudlark

Reviewed on 30 June 2019

This collection for younger readers is told in the style of traditional teaching stories. In these instructive tales you will meet not only Wombat and Mudlark, but also a lonely …

Little Bird’s Day

Reviewed on 3 April 2019

This is a beautiful production from Magabala Books, from the eye-catching red foil depicting flowering gum trees on the cover to the images of the star-filled night sky in the …

Lucky and Spike

Reviewed on 24 February 2019

Readers of Norma MacDonald’s earlier picture book Spinifex Mouse will love this latest adventure. Lucky and Spike are on a search for food in the desert. Once out of the …

Fervor

Reviewed on 23 December 2018

Fervor is easy to fall in love with! From its beautifully textured cover through to the simple and elegant stories, photographs and stunning recipes, it is both evocative and sensual. …

Monster Party

Reviewed on 23 November 2018

A group of monsters come out of the ground and start a party at Dora Lake. Eating chips and cake, galumphing, hopping, prowling and growling, these monsters get up to …

Black Cockatoo

Reviewed on 23 October 2018

When Jy uses his shanghai to knock a dirran black cockatoo from a tree, his sister Mia’s instinct to rescue the bird takes over. She soon finds that standing up …

Simply Ing

Reviewed on 22 August 2018

NAIDOC Week 2018 celebrated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island women and the significant roles they have played – and continue to play – in their communities. Helen Ing Nellie is …

Benny Bungarra’s Big Bush Clean-Up

Reviewed on 22 July 2018

Mother-daughter duo Sally Morgan and Ambelin Kwaymullina continue their creative collaboration in this environmentally themed picture book, which has much to offer young readers. Vibrant illustrations and rhythmic, onomatopoeic language …

Bush and Beyond: Stories from Country

Reviewed on 22 May 2018

These beautifully narrated and uniquely Western Australian stories have universal appeal. Genuine and heartfelt, they represent an opportunity to hear from voices not often heard. Readers will find reflections on …

Alfred’s War

Reviewed on 22 April 2018

As a young Indigenous man with a thirst for adventure, Alfred George enlisted to fight in the Great War. Wounded in battle, Alfred was shipped home from France and went …

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