Gender:
Female
Heritage:
Aboriginal
;
Aboriginal Dharug / Daruk / Darug
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Most Referenced Works
Awards for Works
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Open Your Heart to Country
Broome
:
Magabala Books
,
2022
24479574
2022
single work
picture book
children's
'Welcome home lost children
To land singing you back home
Listen to its language
Learn how to speak its song''From the award-winning creator of Baby Business (2019) and Cooee Mittigar (2019) comes a stunning bilingual story of healing and belonging.
'Told in English and Dharug, Open Your Heart to Country is a moving account of reconnection to Country from a First Nations perspective. Sharing the nourishing power of returning home and being immersed in the language of Country, this picture book invites readers to reflect on the importance of place, not only for First Nations' peoples but for everyone.
'With exquisite illustrations and soft, lilting text, Open Your Heart to Country appeals to the very young, while sharing a deeper message for older readers. A book the whole family can enjoy.' (Publication summary)
- 2023 winner Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Children's Fiction
- 2023 shortlisted The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature — Karajia Award
- 2023 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Indigenous Writer's Prize
- 2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Picture Book
-
y
Open Your Heart to Country
Broome
:
Magabala Books
,
2022
24479574
2022
single work
picture book
children's
'Welcome home lost children
To land singing you back home
Listen to its language
Learn how to speak its song''From the award-winning creator of Baby Business (2019) and Cooee Mittigar (2019) comes a stunning bilingual story of healing and belonging.
'Told in English and Dharug, Open Your Heart to Country is a moving account of reconnection to Country from a First Nations perspective. Sharing the nourishing power of returning home and being immersed in the language of Country, this picture book invites readers to reflect on the importance of place, not only for First Nations' peoples but for everyone.
'With exquisite illustrations and soft, lilting text, Open Your Heart to Country appeals to the very young, while sharing a deeper message for older readers. A book the whole family can enjoy.' (Publication summary)
- 2023 winner Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Children's Fiction
- 2023 shortlisted The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature — Karajia Award
- 2023 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Indigenous Writer's Prize
- 2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Picture Book
-
y
Family
Broome
:
Magabala Books
,
2020
19537845
2020
single work
picture book
children's
'Family
Heart and home
Yarning old people
Endless sky'Family is a thoughtful contemplation for all to learn the different ways that family makes us whole. This beautifully illustrated children's picture book shows everyone that 'family' can be about heart and home; an endless sky; stories and songs. It 'learns' us how to be with each other and with Country. Families come in all shapes and sizes, and this remarkably simple story teaches us all, that family can be many things.' (Publication summary)
Last amended 14 Feb 2019 10:14:00
