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Three Dresses

March 23, 2025

Wanda Gibson, Three Dresses, University of Queensland Press, April 2024, 32 pp., RRP $26.99 (hbk), ISBN 9780702266355 Included in the […]

2025 notable book, Aboriginal children, Aboriginal life, camping, family, memoir, picture book, summer holiday, walking on country

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The Skin I’m In

February 17, 2025

Steph Tisdell, The Skin I’m In, Macmillan Australia, August 2024, 346 pp, RRP $26.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781760984977 From the extraordinary

Aboriginal people, Coming of age, cultural connections, cultural diversity, Drug use, family, friendship, highly recommended, humour, Identity, LGBTQIA+, older readers, sexual references, Strong language, walking on country, young adult

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Early Childhood Books Highly Recommended Picture Books Reviews Younger Readers

Country

April 30, 2024

Aunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson (text) and Cheryl Davison (illustrator), Country, Wild Dog Books, May 2024, 32 pp., RRP

Aboriginal art, Aboriginal culture, picture book, respect for the land, walking on country, Younger Readers

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Intermediate Readers Reviews

Dirrarn

October 31, 2023

Merrison, Carl and Hakea Hustler (text) and Dub Leffler (illustrator), Dirrarn, Magabala Books, August 2023, 109 pp., RRP $17.99 (pbk),

Aboriginal culture, Aboriginal customs, Boarding school, Bullying, discrimination, Diversity, First Nations, Identity, Racism, sequel, walking on country

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Older Readers

Borderland

September 28, 2023

Graham Akhurst, Borderland, University of WA Publishing, West Australia, October 2023, 236 pp., RRP $22.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781760802646 This is

Aboriginal culture, Belonging, cultural connections, environmental protection, First Nations, fracking, friendship, Identity, mental health, Mining, The Dreaming, walking on country

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Graphic Novels Reviews Younger Readers

Leaf-Light

August 13, 2023

Trace Balla, Leaf-light: A story about caring for each other, Allen & Unwin, August 2023, RRP $16.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781760526207

Aboriginal culture, Australian animals, Australian bush, bush tucker, family, Nature, rescue animals, walking on country

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Uncle XBox

April 15, 2023

Jared Thomas, Uncle Xbox, Magabala Books, March 2023, 86 pp., RRP $17.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781922613363 This thoroughly delightful novel comes

Diversity, family, Gaming, Indigenous author, Indigenous Culture, surfing, walking on country

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Early Childhood Books Picture Books Reviews Younger Readers

Open Your Heart to Country

November 4, 2022

Jasmine Seymour, Open Your Heart to Country, Magabala Books, June 2022, 32 pp., RRP 424.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781922613769 Jasmine Seymour

Country, Dharug Language, Home, Indigenous, Indigenous language, Nature, picture book, walking on country

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CBCA Short Listed Highly Recommended Information Books Picture Books

Walking in Gagudju Country: Exploring the Monsoon Forest

June 27, 2022

Diane Lucas and Ben Tyler (text) and Emma Long (illustrator), Walking in Gagudju Country: Exploring the Monsoon Forest, Allen &

Eve Pownall shortlist, Indigenous, Indigenous language, information book, Nature, picture book, shortlisted book, walking on country

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