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Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 When I Was Little, Like You
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'As Mary Malbunka shares her stories of playing with friends, building cubby houses, climbing trees, collecting sugarbag, digging for honey ants, hunting for lizards, and learning about the seasons, animals and plants, she creates a vivid picture of a truly Australian childhood in which country - ngurra is life itself.

Warm and accessible, this is essentially an oral story, and it contains a number of words in Luritja whose meaning is explained in context and also within an extensive glossary. The book also interprets recurring symbols used in traditional Aboriginal painting.' Publishers blurb: http://www.allenandunwin.com (Sighted jad 11.01.10)

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Notes

  • Each year linguists at the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany, select newly published books from around the world that they consider to be especially noteworthy. The list is compiled into the annual White Ravens Catalogue. The White Raven label is given to books that deserve worldwide attention because of their universal themes and/or their exceptional and often innovative artistic and literary style and design.

    In 2004, When I Was Little, Like You was included within the International Understanding category which is for books with content that is deemed to contribute to an international understanding among cultures and people. Source: Adapted from http://www.childrenslibrary.org/servlet/WhiteRavens (Sighted 24/11/09)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Language: English , Aboriginal Luritja/Loritja
Notes:
Includes language notes.
    • East Melbourne, East Melbourne - Richmond area, Melbourne, Victoria,: Allen and Unwin , 2003 .
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      Extent: 32p.
      Description: col. illus., maps, ports.
      Reprinted: 2004
      Note/s:
      • Includes notes, glossary and pronunciation guide.
      ISBN: 1865089036, 9781741142563
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Works about this Work

Mapping Australia's Past in Picture Books Robin Morrow , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Bookbird , vol. 47 no. 2 2009; (p. 18-26) "This paper examines four influential Australian picture books that provide narratives from different perspectives, representing the white men's (and especially military) history, white women's (settler) history, Aboriginal history (from traditional life to colonial and then post-colonial), and finally everybody's history, especially giving a voice to children". - Paper abstract
Aboriginal Children's Literature : More Than Just Pretty Pictures Anita Heiss , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Just Words? : Australian Authors Writing for Justice 2008; (p. 102-117) The BlackWords Essays 2015; (p. 7) The BlackWords Essays 2019;

'This essay explores how some recent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authored titles have used local languages and personal histories - including complex stories which deal with the Stolen Generations - to engage and educate young Australian readers, while providing much needed inspiration to nurture Indigenous audiences.' (Source: Heiss, Anita, Aboriginal Literature for Children: More Than Just Pretty Pictures, 2015)
Untitled Alison Lawrence , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 18 no. 1 2004; (p. 33)
— Review of When I Was Little, Like You Mary N. Malbunka , 2003 single work autobiography picture book
Interview with Mary Malbunka Margot Hillel , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 47 no. 2 2003; (p. 16-17)
When I was Little, Like You by Mary Malbunka Judy Blyton , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 11 no. 2 2003; (p. 35)
Untitled Alison Gregg , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 18 no. 1 2003; (p. 30)
— Review of When I Was Little, Like You Mary N. Malbunka , 2003 single work autobiography picture book
Information Books Katharine England , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 April 2003; (p. 9)
— Review of When I Was Little, Like You Mary N. Malbunka , 2003 single work autobiography picture book ; Silly Baby Magpie! Jill Morris , 2003 single work picture book
Picture Books Robin Morrow , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 April 2003; (p. 11)
— Review of When I Was Little, Like You Mary N. Malbunka , 2003 single work autobiography picture book ; Gezani and the Tricky Baboon Valanga Khoza , 2003 single work picture book ; Shutting the Chooks In Libby Gleeson , 2003 single work picture book
Going Exploring Margaret Robson Kett , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 252 2003; (p. 60-61)
— Review of When I Was Little, Like You Mary N. Malbunka , 2003 single work autobiography picture book ; Animal Architects John Nicholson , 2003 single work non-fiction ; Antarctica, the Heart of the World Coral Tulloch , 2003 single work non-fiction ; Dream On : The Journey of Kijana - Making It Happen Jesse Martin , Jon Carnegie , 2002 single work autobiography
Untitled Alison Lawrence , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 18 no. 1 2004; (p. 33)
— Review of When I Was Little, Like You Mary N. Malbunka , 2003 single work autobiography picture book
When I was Little, Like You by Mary Malbunka Judy Blyton , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 11 no. 2 2003; (p. 35)
Interview with Mary Malbunka Margot Hillel , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 47 no. 2 2003; (p. 16-17)
Mapping Australia's Past in Picture Books Robin Morrow , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Bookbird , vol. 47 no. 2 2009; (p. 18-26) "This paper examines four influential Australian picture books that provide narratives from different perspectives, representing the white men's (and especially military) history, white women's (settler) history, Aboriginal history (from traditional life to colonial and then post-colonial), and finally everybody's history, especially giving a voice to children". - Paper abstract
Aboriginal Children's Literature : More Than Just Pretty Pictures Anita Heiss , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Just Words? : Australian Authors Writing for Justice 2008; (p. 102-117) The BlackWords Essays 2015; (p. 7) The BlackWords Essays 2019;

'This essay explores how some recent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authored titles have used local languages and personal histories - including complex stories which deal with the Stolen Generations - to engage and educate young Australian readers, while providing much needed inspiration to nurture Indigenous audiences.' (Source: Heiss, Anita, Aboriginal Literature for Children: More Than Just Pretty Pictures, 2015)
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