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Brenda Forbes Brenda Forbes i(A127183 works by)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal
(Storyteller) assertion
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1 y separately published work icon Faniwan Stori A Funny Story Brenda Forbes , Anderi Oenpelli (illustrator), Katherine : Barunga Press , 1994 Z1637943 1994 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Karkman Dakkuna Brenda Forbes , Terry Pascoe (illustrator), Barunga : Barunga Press , 1994 7604925 1994 single work picture book children's

This is a story about what the little frog saw.
1 y separately published work icon Purlku-Jinta Manu Kkarnta Murntu-Pala A Man and His Four Wives Brenda Forbes , Jenny Williams Napanangka (editor), Ross Tukumba (illustrator), Janet Nakamarra Long (translator), Willowra : Willowra School , 1987 7778237 1987 single work picture book Indigenous story

Story of old man with many wives. (Source: LAAL website)
7 y separately published work icon Napúkarra Gelakún The Little Frog Rose Darcy , Brenda Forbes , Terry Pascoe (illustrator), Judy Galmur , Phyllis Winyjaratj , Nancy Gununwanga , Maningrida : Maningrida Literature Production Centre , 1984 14392868 1984 single work short story children's
1 Mainoru Station Brenda Forbes , 1984 single work short story Indigenous story humour
— Appears in: Ola Gidap En Laf Stori 1984; (p. 11)
1 y separately published work icon Gridiwan Lil Dog A Greedy Little Dog Brenda Forbes , Brenda Forbes (illustrator), Barunga : Bamyili Press , 1983 7604722 1983 single work picture book children's

'Once there was a dog who lived with his master in a house. On day his master gave him a nice juicy bone...'
1 y separately published work icon Wanbala Olmen Bin Abum Fobala Waif A Man and His Four Wives Brenda Forbes , Ross Tukumba (illustrator), Northern Territory : Bamyili Press , 1982 Z1625111 1982 single work short story Indigenous story
1 y separately published work icon Dijan Stori Blanga Gorrbordok This Story is About Gorrbordok Brenda Forbes , Brenda Forbes (illustrator), Katherine : Bamyili Press , 1979 Z1717964 1979 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Stori Blanga Mi Wan Ai Bin Lilgel Brenda Forbes , Brenda Forbes (illustrator), Batchelor - Katherine area : Bamyili Press , 1979 Z1713213 1979 single work prose children's
1 y separately published work icon Dubala Beligin Brenda Forbes , Katherine : Bamyili Press , 1978 Z1718128 1978 single work children's fiction children's

A story about a Pelican.
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