This pack of seven beautifully told and illustrated Indigenous stories by Indigenous authors and illustrators is perfect for promoting a greater understanding and awareness of Australian Indigenous cultures and peoples.
’Big Fella Rain’ is a celebration of northern Australia as animals, birds, trees and a parched earth await the first rain.
Untangle the crab pots, and zoom up the creek – we’re going mud crabbing in the boat with Dad. ‘Crabbing with Dad’ is a beautiful children’s picture book debut from Darwin-based author and illustrator, Paul Seden.
As a young boy growing up in far North Western Australia, Joshua Button spent many weekends fishing and crabbing in the mangroves with his family. In ‘Joshua and the Two Crabs’, Joshua takes a crabbing trip to Crab Creek, vividly capturing the atmosphere and energy as he chases two crabs through the mangroves, up trees, and into the water.
In ‘Wandihnu and the Old Dugong’ we meet Wandihnu, who has lived in the city her whole life. One day, Wandihnu’s mother tells her that she is going on a holiday to visit her aka (grandmother) on Badu Island in the Torres Strait. It is time for Wandihnu to learn about her family who come from this faraway island off the north coast of Australia.
Archie Roach AM’s deeply personal song, ‘Took the Children Away’, from his 1990 debut album, Charcoal Lane, was the first song ever to receive a prestigious Australian Human Rights Award. Its impact was immediate, shining a stark light on Australia’s shameful past practices of removing children from their families. The song also speaks of love and reconnection and has travelled across seas into the hearts of First Nations communities everywhere. In this special 30th anniversary edition, Archie’s iconic lyrics sit alongside evocative illustrations by his beloved soulmate and musical collaborator, Ruby Hunter.
Cooee Mittigar, meaning Come Here Friend, is an invitation to yana (walk), on Darug Country. In this stunning picture book, ‘Cooee Mittigar: A Story of Darug Songlines’, Darug creators Jasmine Seymour and Leanne Mulgo Watson tell a story on Darug Songlines, introducing children and adults-alike to Darug Nura (Country) and language.
In Brother Moon a Great-Grandpa Liman lives in a small house by the sea. There are no lights just stars as far as the eye can see. Brother Moon is a powerful story lovingly told by a great-grandfather to his great-grandson. Beneath the dark sky of the Northern Territory, Hippy-Boy is captivated when Great-Grandpa Liman tells him the mysterious story of his brother and how it guides his connection to Country. Great-Grandpa is a masterful storyteller and, as the tale unfolds, he finally reveals his brother is the moon a wonder of the universe. Hippy-Boy learns how his great-grandfather uses the phases of the moon when he goes hunting and fishing, and why it is important for us all to have an understanding of the natural world.
The titles in the Indigenous Song & Story Book Pack contain a mixture of paperback and hardback titles and are suitable for ages 5 and above. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that some of the books in the Indigenous Story & Song Book Pack contain images of people who are deceased or who may now be deceased.
Kit contents may vary.