Australian First Nations picture books

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Stand Proud

Nicho Hynes, Marlee Silva, Blak Douglas (illus.)

The inspiring story of rugby league star Nicho Hynes, who grew up to find his passion when he found his people.

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Yaltji Ngayuku Papa? | Where’s My Dog?

Students of Tjuntjuntjara Remote Community School

Created by the students of Tjuntjuntjara Remote Community School, Yaltji Ngayuku Papa? gives a playful and charming tour of life iin one of Australia's most remote Communities.

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Come Together Again

Isaiah Firebrace

The follow-up to Isaiah Firebrace's hugely successful picture book, Come Together, that explores First Nations music song and dance.

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Giinagay Juluum, Hello Mountains

Melissa Greenwood

A wondrous walkabout through the mountains from Gumbaynggirr artist Melissa Greenwood, the creator of the heart-stirring picture books Miimi Marraal, Mother Earth, My Little Barlaagany, Giinagay Gaagal, Hello Ocean and…

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bagan, barra barra, mirriwarr | The Boys Who Found Their Way

Tyran Uddin and Kayden Wellington, with Kirli Saunders and Jaz Corr

Long, long ago, after the Dreaming, two Yuin boys go exploring on a bidhu (mountain) in search of food. They meet with animals of the bagan (land), barra barra (sea)…

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My Dad’s Gone Away

Andrew Krakouer, Jacqueline Dinan, Paul Seden (illus.)

Tarah missed her Dad and she asked her Mum where he had gone...

Tarah's dad has gone away, and she doesn't know where. She imagines he is doing all the…

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Afloat

Kirli Saunders, Freya Blackwood (illus.)

From award-winning Gunai author Kirli Saunders and seven-time CBCA-winner Freya Blackwood comes Afloat, a story told in a time of climate crisis. Against a backdrop of a changed environment…

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Backyard Footy

Carl Merrison

The first book in a joyful black&write! Fellowship-winning picture book series that follows a cast of footy-loving kids as they hop through the backyards of their neighbourhood in the Kimberley…

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ABC Dreaming

Warren Brim

Dingoes, bats, red-eyed green tree frogs ... an ABC of amazing Australian creatures

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Djinang Bonar Seeing Seasons

Ebony Froome, Leanne Zilm (illus.)

Discover the six seasons of the Noongar calendar in English and Noongar with emerging First Nations talent Ebony Froome and Leanne Zilm. This is the perfect picture book for parents…

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Sky Country

Aunty Patsy Cameron, Lisa Kennedy (illus.)

An ancient story of creation that describes two Ancestral Beings who came down from the Milky Way to create the Trouwerner (Tasmanian) landscape.

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Bush Dance: A Treasury of Stories

Sally Morgan

In this collection of four vibrant books, Sally Morgan celebrates Australian animals and the habitats in which they live.

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Yanga Mother

Cheryl Leavy, Christopher Bassi (illus.)

Yanga Mother is a timely and poetic celebration of First Nations languages. This powerful bilingual story honours connection to Country and the unbreakable bonds of never-ending motherly love.

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Big, Big Love

Lisa Fuller, Samantha Campbell (illus.)

Big, Big Love is filled with beautiful illustrations and a soft, lilting text that is easy for children to follow along. It is a tender story for early childhood readers…

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Three Dresses

Wanda Gibson

A richly illustrated picture book by Nukgal Wurra author-artist Wanda Gibson about her joyful childhood beach holidays in Far North Queensland.

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Ask Aunty: Seasons

Aunty Munya Andrews, Charmaine Ledden-Lewis (illus.)

Ask Aunty: Seasons is a delightful and educational picture book for children aged 5 to 10 years that introduces First Nations seasonal calendars.

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Walking the Rock Country in Kakadu

Diane Lucas, Ben Tyler, Emma Long (illus.)

A breathtaking encounter with the magnificent rock country of Australia's iconic Kakadu National Park, from the highly acclaimed creators of Walking in Gagudju Country: Exploring the Monsoon Forest.

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My Little Barlaagany (Sunshine)

Melissa Greenwood

A soothing bedtime story from mum to baby

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A Footy Tail

Alexander Johnston

Inspired by the South Sydney Rabbitohs, written by NRL star Alex Johnston and illustrated by celebrated First Nations artist Gregg Dreise, this rhyming picture book about an underdog team of…

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Dream Little One, Dream

Sally Morgan

From sunrise to night-time, celebrate the wonders of nature with this rhythmic and radiant bedtime story by Sally Morgan and Ambelin Kwaymullina.

When Moon shines and earth breathes a breath…

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Country

Aunty Fay Muir, Sue Lawson, Cheryl Davison (illus.)

Take a walk on Country. A delightful exploration of everything Country is.

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For 60,000 Years

Marlee Jade Silva, Rhys Paddick (illus.)

For 60,000 years, as sure as the sun rises and rests, our people have thrived and survived.

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In My Blood It Runs

Dujuan Hoosan, Margaret Anderson, Carol Turner, Blak Douglas (illus.)

This is the story of Dujuan Hoosan, a 10-year-old Arrernte and Garawa boy. A wise, funny, cheeky boy. A healer.

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Welcome to Country

Aunty Joy Murphy, Lisa Kennedy (illus.)

This multi-award-winning picture book is an expansive and generous Welcome to Country from a most respected Elder, Aunty Joy Murphy, beautifully given form by Indigenous artist Lisa Kennedy.

Welcome to…

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Giinagay Gaagal, Hello Ocean

Melissa Greenwood

An ode to happy days spent by the ocean, from Gumbaynggirr artist Melissa Greenwood, the creator of the heart-stirring picture books Miimi Marraal, Mother Earth and My Little Barlaagany.

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Thank You Rain!

Sally Morgan

Another simple, universal story from Sally Morgan and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr, this time, a beautifully illustrated celebration of rain.

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Outback

Annaliese Porter

Captures the Australian outback in all its moods. This bush ballad about the country’s vast interior depicts recognisable Australian landscapes and animals such as Uluru, dingoes, cockatoos, snakes and goannas.

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Fair Skin Black Fella

Renee Fogorty

Mary, a young Aboriginal girl, lives on a red and dusty cattle station. Shunned by the other girls because of her fair skin, Old Ned, one of the community elders…

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Helping Little Star

Blaze Kwaymullina, Sally Morgan

When Little Star falls off the edge of Night Sky, he meets Python, Dingo and Kangaroo. Will his new friends be able to help him get home?

A sweet, vibrantly…

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Stolen Girl

Trina Saffioti,Norma MacDonald

Stolen Girl is a fictionalised account of the now universally known story of the Stolen Generation and tells of an Aboriginal girl taken from her family and sent to a…

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Marngrook: The long-ago story of aussie rules

Titta Secombe

This fictionalised story of Marngrook takes place at the foot of Duwul, the highest mountain in the spectacular Grampians region of north-west Victoria, the traditional country of people from the…

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The Little Corroboree Frog

Tracey Holton-Ramirez

The Little Corroborree Frog is a wonderful children’s story that gently introduces the serious plight of one of Australia’s most endangered species.

Jet the corroboree frog is happily taking care…

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My Lost Mob

Venetia Tyson

Age range 3 to 8 First published in 2015, this title now has a new cover and the format has been increased to 200 x 230 mm. Young children will…

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Big Fella Rain

Beryl Webber

Age range 3 - 8 Big Fella Rain is a celebration of northern Australia as animals, birds, trees and a parched earth await the first rain.

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Cunning Crow

Gregg Dreise

Way back, before once-upon-a-time, there was the Dreamtime when all the birds were white. One of those white birds was a crow called Waan.

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A is for Aunty

Elaine Russell

More than just an alphabet book, this title uses the letters A-Z as a framework to tell us about growing up on a mission in northern New South Wales. It…

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Super Snake

Gregg Dreise

A charming morality tale, this book tells the tale of the Rainbow Serpent and the creation of the Darling/Barka River.

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Raymagirrbuy dhwu, When I was a little girl

Kylie Gatjawarrawuy Mununggurr

An artistically stunning story of Kylie Gatjawarrawuy Mununggurr's life growing up on her grandmothers Country in Raymangirr, a remote Yolu homeland in North East Arnhem Land in the Top End…

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Big Rain Coming

Katrina Germein

Everyone and everything is waiting for the rain. Rosie’s kids, the panting dogs, the fat green frogs, and Old Stephen - for he predicts its arrival. But when will the…

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Took the Children Away

Archie Roach

Took the Children Away is a moving indictment of the treatment of indigenous children from the Stolen Generation’ and a song which struck a chord’ not only among the wider…

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Stradbroke Dreamtime: Deluxe Edition

Oodgeroo Nunukul ,B Bancroft

A new edition of this classic title.

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Shake A Leg

Jan Ormerod,Boori Monty Pryor

From pizza shop to bora ground, here is a joyous celebration of food, dance and cultural understanding. When three young boys go to a pizza parlour and meet an Aboriginal…

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Kick with My Left Foot

Paul Seden

A lively and endearing story about a child in an Indigenous community getting ready to play his favourite game - footy!

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Clever Crow

Nina Lawrence

Clever Crow is an endearing and witty tale that follows the exploits of a hungry and very clever crow.

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NT Mob Sharing Stories in Language

Various Authors

The nine stories in this book come from nine different regions in the Northern Territory. They are written in the language spoken in that region and they are a mix…

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Looking After Country with Fire: Aboriginal Burning Knowledge With Uncle Kuu

Victor Steffensen & Sandra Steffensen (illus.)

A young reader’s edition for 5 to 10 year olds, which follows Victor Steffensen’s bestselling book Fire Country

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Two Mates

Melanie Prewett

Two Mates is the true story of the special mateship between two young boys who have grown up together in the coastal town of Broome in Australias north-west. Jack is…

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Sorry Day

Coral Vass

There was a hum of excitement. Flags flickered in the breeze as Maggie’s heart danced with delight. ‘This is a very special day!’ her mother said.

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Australian First Nations picture books

Stand Proud

Yaltji Ngayuku Papa? | Where’s My Dog?

Come Together Again

Giinagay Juluum, Hello Mountains

bagan, barra barra, mirriwarr | The Boys Who Found Their Way

My Dad’s Gone Away

Afloat

Backyard Footy

ABC Dreaming

Djinang Bonar Seeing Seasons

Sky Country

Bush Dance: A Treasury of Stories

Yanga Mother

Big, Big Love

Three Dresses

Ask Aunty: Seasons

Walking the Rock Country in Kakadu

My Little Barlaagany (Sunshine)

A Footy Tail

Dream Little One, Dream

Country

For 60,000 Years

In My Blood It Runs

Welcome to Country

Giinagay Gaagal, Hello Ocean

Thank You Rain!

Outback

Fair Skin Black Fella

Helping Little Star

Stolen Girl

Marngrook: The long-ago story of aussie rules

The Little Corroboree Frog

My Lost Mob

Big Fella Rain

Cunning Crow

A is for Aunty

Super Snake

Raymagirrbuy dhwu, When I was a little girl

Big Rain Coming

Took the Children Away

Stradbroke Dreamtime: Deluxe Edition

Shake A Leg

Kick with My Left Foot

Clever Crow

NT Mob Sharing Stories in Language

Looking After Country with Fire: Aboriginal Burning Knowledge With Uncle Kuu

Two Mates

Sorry Day