The Australian outback was the indigenous kids’ playground. They listened and learned about country, they lived in a big home without walls and they had the most amazing extended family for warmth, protection and nurture; that’s if they weren’t removed from their families to the world of white detention!

Playground contains truly wonderful stories of growing up in Australia that opens your heart and mind to the joys of being Aboriginal. The photos and artwork highlight their connection with the land and their traditions, which embrace community and ceremony. For readers aged six and up.