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*Winner of the Kestin Indigenous Illustrator Award* *Longlisted for the 2021 ABIAs: Small Publishers' Children's Book of the Year* Age range 0-8 This gentle story set in the rugged Australian...
Bush Tucker Counting
Age range 3 to 6 'Five crunchy conkerberries on the thorny bush.' Join two tiddas as they spend the day collecting delicious bush tucker to put in their coolamon. Bush...
maar bidi: next generation black writing
In this beautifully crafted, evocative and poignant anthology of prose and fiction, a diverse group of young black writers are encouraged to find strength in their voices and what is...
God, the Devil and Me
*Shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2022: Indigenous Writers' Prize, presented biennially* In this unique and highly entertaining autobiography, Alf Taylor chronicles his life growing up in the infamous...
Bran Nue Dae
Bran Nue Dae took Australia by storm when it premiered at the Perth International Arts Festival in 1990 national tours followed. It won the prestigious Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award...
Mrs Whitlam
Age range 9 to 12 Marnie Clark of Curdie Vale can ride but she doesn't have a horse. She dreams of owning one and havingthe whole world to ride it...
A Most Peculiar Act: A Novel
'The narrative voice is yarning, chatty and sardonic, but under all the jokes and stories there's a sharp critique of bureaucrats and institutions, and an appreciation of the heroic nature...
Albert Namatjira
Age range 6 to 12 Award-winning artist Vincent Namatjira tells the life story of his great-grandfather, Albert Namatjira, one of Australia's most iconic artists. Vincent's witty and moving paintings are...
Yornadaiyn Woolagoodja
This stunning book is a biography and a generous sharing of Yorna's Culture and traditional beliefs. Explore the meaning of Country, Lalai ('Creation'), Wandjina, Woongudd (the 'Snake'), in the author's...
Shirley Purdie: My Story, Ngaginybe Jarragbe
*Shortlisted for the 2021 CBCA Award for New Illustrator* *Shortlisted for the WA Premier's Book Awards: Premier's Prize for Writing for Children* Age range 0 to 9 I am Shirley...
Billie and the Blue Bike
Age range 6 to 9 Billie wants the blue bike and she asks her Mum to buy it for her - but her Mum has no money to spend on...
Two Cultures, One Story
'I stood at the school gates with nothing but the clothes on my back. I had no money, no family, no home - nothing to show for the past 16...
The Boy from Birdum: The Bill Dempsey Story
Bill Dempsey is a humble achiever. He is known primarily as a champion footballer with West Perth and the Darwin Buffaloes. A premiership captain who played over 400 games in...
Welcome, Child!
* Shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards 2021: Birth to 3 Years* Age range 0 to 3 All our hearts shine with love for you. Welcome,...
Debesa: The Story of Frank and Katie Rodriguez
'I listened to my family's narratives and my ancestors began to emerge in an almost life-like way.' - Cindy Solonec This extraordinary and heartfelt story chronicles the lives of the...
The Wounded Sinner
Leonora back to Jeanie's roots and family. Matthew's father, Archie, is dying and he spends three weeks out of four caring for him in The Wounded Sinner , his grand,...
Every Secret Thing: A Novel
'Like Alexis Wright's Carpentaria , this is a landmark text in indigenous writing. It is a work of immense spirit, ingenuity and narrative confidence.' Gail Jones Every Secret Thing is...
Yinti, Desert Child
Age range 9 - 12 The first book in the Yinti series of three books. The stories are linked in a sequence that shows Yinti's development from a young bushie...
Counting Aussie Animals in My Backyard
Age range 0 to 7 (or all ages!) This paperback edition with a new cover of Bronwyn Houston's book makes counting from one to ten so much fun! From kookaburras...
Grog War
A revamped Magabala classic by Miles Franklin awardwinning author Alexis Wright. First published in 1997, this vivid portrayal of how the Indigenous people of Tennant Creek worked together to achieve...
Dead Man's Gold
Age range 9 to 12 An exciting adventure, Dead Man's Gold draws on the legends of the Australian outback, featuring treasure hunting, droving, gold prospecting and ghosts. Billy Stone rides...
Baby Business
*Winner of CBCA 2020 Notable Book of the Year: Picture Book* *Longlisted for the 2020 ABIA Small Publishers' Children's Book of the Year* Age range 3 to 6 Baby Business...
Counting Our Country
Age range 0 to 3 Counting our Country in Arnhem Land Counting our Country is a bilingual counting book from Jill Daniels, an Indigenous artist who lives in SE Arnhem...
Dark Emu in the Classroom: Teacher Resources for High School Geography
Dark Emu in the Classroom: Teacher Resources for High School Geography is a rich resource for teachers to use in the Geography classroom. Based on the concepts in Bruce Pascoe's...
Mysterious Mole and Old Croc: Tales from the Bush Mob #5
Tales from the Bush Mob is a series of books about the Bush Mob, a group of animals who work together to solve problems. Each book shares a rich landscape...
Ubby's Underdogs: Return of the Dragons
Age range 10+ The long-awaited, final book in the Ubby's Underdogs trilogy. It is the late 1940s and Broome, a small pearling town in the heart of an ancient land,...
Telling: Stories of Resilience from Nairm Marr Djambana
'Our Songlines continue through our lived experiences. The strength, resilience, hope and love is heard and felt deeply within each of these stories. Our Elders share their culture and wisdom...
Our Birds: Nilimurrungu Wayin Malanynha
Shortlisted for the 2019 CBCAs for Book of the Year: Younger Readers A delightful gift book of birds from around Yirrkala, which is Siena's home in North East Arnhem Land....
Wraith
Age range 14 to 17 Superman never had this problem. James can fly, though his landings need some work. However, that's the least of his problems when he crash lands...
Brontide
SHORTLISTED, 2019 SMALL PRESS NETWORK MOST UNDERRATED BOOK AWARDS A coming of age story about four boys and their lot in life. Recounted through storytelling sessions at their school over...
Simply Ing
Longlisted for the 2019 Colin Roderick Award Born Ellie Nellie on an Aboriginal reserve in Western Australia's south west, she was nicknamed Ing by her family. Removed from her loving...
What do you call a baby...?
What do you call a baby ? Baby frogs are called tadpoles, but what do we call a baby goanna, a baby eagle, or a baby echidna? This stunning title...
In the City I See
SHORTLISTED, 2018 SPEECH PATHOLOGY AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, BIRTH TO THREE YEARS In this delightful Early Childhood board book, Tori-Jay Mordey's graphic illustrations bring the city to life...
Free Diving
A poignant tribute to the Aboriginal men and women who worked in the pearling industry as free divers in the late nineteenth century in Western Australia. The fictionalised lyrical narrative...
Spinifex Mouse
Spinifex Mouse is the heartwarming tale of Cheeky, a spinifex hopping mouse, who lives in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Cheeky is an adventurous little mouse who loves to...
Molly the Pirate
NOTABLE, 2018 CHILDREN S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, EARLY CHILDHOOD SHORTLISTED, 2018 SPEECH PATHOLOGY AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, FIVE TO EIGHT YEARS Young...
Big Fella Rain
NOTABLE, 2018 CHILDREN S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED, 2018 AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS, SMALL PUBLISHERS' CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE...
Monster Party
Monster Party is an explosion of fun and pure joy. Children will love the hilarious, naughty desert monsters who come out of the ground to have a party on Dora...
Ninu Grandmothers' Law
' This is my knowledge. It has been handed down to me from my grandmothers and grandfathers, my mothers and my fathers. I am sharing it with you because I...
Us Women, Our Ways, Our world
An exemplar of Indigenous Studies writing, epistemologically, theoretically and methodologically A collection of writings on women and Aboriginal identity from 14 senior Indigenous academics and community leaders. The collection engages...
At the Beach I See
This delightful book for Early Childhood will mesmerise young children and older readers. The black linework and colourful wash backgrounds work beautifully with the lyrical text. Together they introduce extraordinary...
At the Zoo I See
SHORTLISTED, 2018 SPEECH PATHOLOGY AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, BIRTH TO THREE YEARS LONGLISTED, 2018 AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS, SMALL PUBLISHERS' CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR NOTABLE, 2018 CHILDREN...
I want to be a Superhero
Beautifully told and illustrated story of Breanna, who wants to be a superhero. She asks family and friends if she can become a superhero by wishing upon a shooting star....
Return of the Dinosaurs
Ages 6 - 9 Long ago dinosaurs lived here, and their ancient footprints can still be found. Imagine if the dinosaurs came back to visit us! At high tide, they...
On the way to Nana's
NOTABLE, 2018 CHILDREN S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, EARLY CHILDHOOD Frances and Lindsay Haji-Ali take us counting backwards from FIFTEEN to ONE on this spectactular...
Steve Goes to Carnival
Age range 3 to 6 Steve is a gorilla who lives at a zoo in Rio. In the evenings, he listens to jazz on the radio with his friend, Antonio...