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Told in English and Gija, this is the story of Shirley Purdie, famous Gija artist, as told through her paintings, as part of the Ngaalim-Ngalimboorro Ngagenybe exhibition created for the 2018 National Portrait Gallery exhibition So Fine: Contemporary women artists make Australian history. The exhibition will be rehung, in Gallery 1, to coincide with the launch of My Story, along with a series of cultural engagement activities based on My Story. This is the first book in the Kimberley Art Centre Books Australia, Aboriginal Artists, Aboriginal Education, Teacher Assistant, This Is My Story, Teacher Notes, National Portrait Gallery, Book Week, Children's Picture Books

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Aboriginal Artists

Aboriginal Education

Teacher Assistant

This Is My Story

National Portrait Gallery

Children's Picture Books

Told in English and Gija, this is the story of Shirley Purdie, famous Gija artist, as told through her paintings, as part of the Ngaalim-Ngalimboorro Ngagenybe exhibition created for the 2018 National Portrait Gallery exhibition So Fine: Contemporary women artists make Australian history. The exhibition will be rehung, in Gallery 1, to coincide with the launch of My Story, along with a series of cultural engagement activities based on My Story. This is the first book in the Kimberley Art Centre

In the bush is a playful ensemble of Australian creatures, and an exciting illustrative debut from teenage artist, Kiara Honeychurch. With bold and sophisticated pops of colour, Kiara unleashes the beauty and character of each creature and reimagines its unpredictable tones in a changing light from sunrise to sunset. Kiara’s warm and creative understanding of the animals she sees is a lively showcase of her talent. Art Series, Book Series, What Is Reading, Australian Authors, Australian Art, Young Art, Story Time

What Is Reading

Australian Authors

In the bush is a playful ensemble of Australian creatures, and an exciting illustrative debut from teenage artist, Kiara Honeychurch. With bold and sophisticated pops of colour, Kiara unleashes the beauty and character of each creature and reimagines its unpredictable tones in a changing light from sunrise to sunset. Kiara’s warm and creative understanding of the animals she sees is a lively showcase of her talent.

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Children's Picture Books

Lucky and Spike is the thrilling tale of two spinifex hopping mice who leave their burrow each night to race across the plains in search of food. Avoiding predators is a risky business, especially when a feral cat and a ravenous owl are on the hunt. Lucky and Spike are heading to the people’s camp to forage for spinifex seeds when they come face-to-face with a prowling cat. The chase is on! Frequent Flyer Program, Didgeridoo, Risky Business, Nocturnal Animals, Feral Cats, Early Childhood, Mice

Frequent Flyer Program

Nocturnal Animals

Early Childhood

Lucky and Spike is the thrilling tale of two spinifex hopping mice who leave their burrow each night to race across the plains in search of food. Avoiding predators is a risky business, especially when a feral cat and a ravenous owl are on the hunt. Lucky and Spike are heading to the people’s camp to forage for spinifex seeds when they come face-to-face with a prowling cat. The chase is on!

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Children's Picture Books

Jasmine Seymour Illustrated by Jasmine Seymour Baby Business tells the story of the baby smoking ceremony that welcomes baby to country. The smoke is a blessing – it will protect the baby and remind them that they belong. This beautiful ritual is recounted in a way young children will completely relate to. Bad Spirits, Business Baby, Primary School Teacher, Book Format, Illustrators, Childrens Books

Primary School Teacher

Childrens Books

Jasmine Seymour Illustrated by Jasmine Seymour Baby Business tells the story of the baby smoking ceremony that welcomes baby to country. The smoke is a blessing – it will protect the baby and remind them that they belong. This beautiful ritual is recounted in a way young children will completely relate to.

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Children's Picture Books

Children will love the hilarious, naughty desert monsters who come out of the ground to have a party on Dora Lake. Eating chips and monster cake, they go ‘galumphing’ all over the place with a drum and a bass! Of all shapes and sizes, these monsters create havoc for the children at Rawa Community School who live on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert. Alison Lester, Jeepers Creepers, Independent School, Living On The Edge, Monster Party, Reading Time

Jeepers Creepers

Independent School

Living On The Edge

Children will love the hilarious, naughty desert monsters who come out of the ground to have a party on Dora Lake. Eating chips and monster cake, they go ‘galumphing’ all over the place with a drum and a bass! Of all shapes and sizes, these monsters create havoc for the children at Rawa Community School who live on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert.

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Children's Picture Books

The Butterfly Garden is an entertaining introduction to the life cycle of a butterfly – played out by a fat caterpillar, a hungry kookaburra and a supporting cast of beautiful butterflies. Spare and simple, The Butterfly Garden also weaves in the idea of how the kookaburra may have got his laugh. Fern Martins illustrations are a mix of strong colour and transluscent beauty. This feel-good board book for Early Childhood will bring a smile to all readers. Woodland Nursery, Woodland Animals, Garden Illustration, Black And White Baby, Animal Decor, International Paper Sizes, Animal Nursery, Life Cycles

Woodland Nursery

Woodland Animals

Garden Illustration

Black And White Baby

International Paper Sizes

The Butterfly Garden is an entertaining introduction to the life cycle of a butterfly – played out by a fat caterpillar, a hungry kookaburra and a supporting cast of beautiful butterflies. Spare and simple, The Butterfly Garden also weaves in the idea of how the kookaburra may have got his laugh. Fern Martins illustrations are a mix of strong colour and transluscent beauty. This feel-good board book for Early Childhood will bring a smile to all readers.

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Children's Picture Books

Going to the Footy combines richly textured and striking illustrations of iconic Australian modes of transport, with some gentle humour. This strikingly beautiful book for Early Childhood will captivate young children and older readers alike. The highly original artwork of Debbie Coombes in a vibrant Tiwi style, will showcase many different ways to get ‘to the footy’. Whether you go to the footy in a tinny, a troopy or on a barge, this book is unforgettable. Mode Of Transport, Very Hungry Caterpillar, S Pic, Teacher Resources, Book Publishing, Original Artwork, The Creator

Mode Of Transport

Very Hungry Caterpillar

Teacher Resources

Book Publishing

Original Artwork

Going to the Footy combines richly textured and striking illustrations of iconic Australian modes of transport, with some gentle humour. This strikingly beautiful book for Early Childhood will captivate young children and older readers alike. The highly original artwork of Debbie Coombes in a vibrant Tiwi style, will showcase many different ways to get ‘to the footy’. Whether you go to the footy in a tinny, a troopy or on a barge, this book is unforgettable.

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Children's Picture Books

An environmental tale for Early Childhood and Lower Primary readers that shows how animals are affected by rubbish left in their habitat by humans. When the animals work as a team to come up with ways to look after the bush, they decide to ask the humans to REDUCE, RECYCLE and use RUBBISH BINS. But it is Benny Bungarra who has the bright idea of a BIG BUSH CLEAN-UP so the animals can also help look after the bush. Big Bush, Aboriginal Culture, Up Teacher, Free Stories, Young Adult Fiction, Story Video, Dramatic Play

Aboriginal Culture

Young Adult Fiction

An environmental tale for Early Childhood and Lower Primary readers that shows how animals are affected by rubbish left in their habitat by humans. When the animals work as a team to come up with ways to look after the bush, they decide to ask the humans to REDUCE, RECYCLE and use RUBBISH BINS. But it is Benny Bungarra who has the bright idea of a BIG BUSH CLEAN-UP so the animals can also help look after the bush.

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Children's Picture Books

Alfred’s War is a powerful story that unmasks the lack of recognition given to Australian Indigenous servicemen who returned from the WWI battlelines. Rachel Bin Salleh’s poignant narrative opens our hearts to the sacrifice and contribution that Indigenous people have made to Australia’s war efforts, the true extent of which is only now being revealed. Picture Story, Aboriginal Man, English Units, Anzac Day, Education And Training

Education And Training

Alfred’s War is a powerful story that unmasks the lack of recognition given to Australian Indigenous servicemen who returned from the WWI battlelines. Rachel Bin Salleh’s poignant narrative opens our hearts to the sacrifice and contribution that Indigenous people have made to Australia’s war efforts, the true extent of which is only now being revealed.

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Children's Picture Books

I remember is an exquisite tale of memory. Set in the Geraldton area of Western Australia, an elderly woman remembers the camping trips of her childhood. As her recollections fade in and out, she is drawn to think about the elusiveness of what she can remember from so long ago. Medusa Tattoo Design, Character Trait, Family Adventure, Life Skills, Storytelling, Literature, Childhood, Marvel

Medusa Tattoo Design

Character Trait

Family Adventure

I remember is an exquisite tale of memory. Set in the Geraldton area of Western Australia, an elderly woman remembers the camping trips of her childhood. As her recollections fade in and out, she is drawn to think about the elusiveness of what she can remember from so long ago.

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Big Fella Rain is a celebration of northern Australia as animals, birds, trees and a parched earth await the first rain. It is almost as if country stands still as the sparse yet evocative text pays homage to the transition from dry season to wet season in a country that is like no other place in the world. Base Image, Stories For Kids, Free Apps, Rain, Animals

Stories For Kids

Big Fella Rain is a celebration of northern Australia as animals, birds, trees and a parched earth await the first rain. It is almost as if country stands still as the sparse yet evocative text pays homage to the transition from dry season to wet season in a country that is like no other place in the world.

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. Early Childhood Australia, Movie Tickets, She Song, Deep Sea, Western Australia, Kids Learning

Early Childhood Australia

Western Australia

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.

Young Molly’s imagination knows no bounds when she transforms her Australian backyard into an adventure playground on the high seas. Molly conjures up a pirate ship on her inland horizon and takes her loyal cat and dog along for the ride as she rows across the choppy ocean to the unsuspecting pirates. Math Literacy, Maths, Walking The Plank, Christmas Feeling, Farm Yard, Lorraine, The Conjuring

Walking The Plank

Christmas Feeling

Young Molly’s imagination knows no bounds when she transforms her Australian backyard into an adventure playground on the high seas. Molly conjures up a pirate ship on her inland horizon and takes her loyal cat and dog along for the ride as she rows across the choppy ocean to the unsuspecting pirates.

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 the zookeeper. One night, Steve is feeling a little lonely and so he lifts the latch of his cage door and goes off to search for Antonio. At the tram stop outside the zoo, he finds a hat — the perfect disguise. Steve climbs aboard a tram and rides down the hillside, past the favelas and into the city. It is carnival time in Rio! All That Jazz, That Way, Higher Order Thinking, The Dancer, Little Library, Books 2016, Jazz Club, Reading Resources, New Pictures

Higher Order Thinking

Reading Resources

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 the zookeeper. One night, Steve is feeling a little lonely and so he lifts the latch of his cage door and goes off to search for Antonio. At the tram stop outside the zoo, he finds a hat — the perfect disguise. Steve climbs aboard a tram and rides down the hillside, past the favelas and into the city. It is carnival time in Rio!

A fun and dynamic look at what life would be like for dinosaurs if they were roaming the Broome coastline today! Reflecting the famous colours of north west Australia and its rugged environment, the textured collage layers of artwork capture the character and beauty of the dinosaurs, birds, and marine life. Dinosaurs Live, Humpback Whale, What Is Life About, Marine Life, High Tide, Artwork

What Is Life About

A fun and dynamic look at what life would be like for dinosaurs if they were roaming the Broome coastline today! Reflecting the famous colours of north west Australia and its rugged environment, the textured collage layers of artwork capture the character and beauty of the dinosaurs, birds, and marine life.

Frances and Lindsay Haji-Ali take us counting backwards from fifteen to one on this spectactular journey in the far north of WA. When Frances and Lindsay lived with their family in Broome, they often set out to visit Nana in the tiny outback town of Wyndham over 1,000 km north. These road trips took them across the magnificent Kimberley landscape and inspired this counting story. Indigenous Education, Naidoc Week Activities, Hippie Boy, 90 Songs, Picture Story Books, Counting Books

Indigenous Education

Naidoc Week Activities

Picture Story Books

Frances and Lindsay Haji-Ali take us counting backwards from fifteen to one on this spectactular journey in the far north of WA. When Frances and Lindsay lived with their family in Broome, they often set out to visit Nana in the tiny outback town of Wyndham over 1,000 km north. These road trips took them across the magnificent Kimberley landscape and inspired this counting story.

When a group of desert children invite their school teacher, Mrs White, home for dinner to show her why their homework is always grubby, no-one expects what is to come! Kids Homework, English Reading, Over The Hill, Environmental Issues, Biomes, Chapter Books

English Reading

Environmental Issues

When a group of desert children invite their school teacher, Mrs White, home for dinner to show her why their homework is always grubby, no-one expects what is to come!

Steve goes to Carnival – Steve is a jazz-loving gorilla who lives at a zoo in Rio. One night, Steve is feeling a little lonely and so he lifts the latch of his cage door and goes off to search for his zookeeper friend, Antonio. It is carnival time in Rio! Steve follows the sounds of a saxophone and discovers his friend Antonio playing in a quartet at the Blue Jaguar Jazz Club.

Steve goes to Carnival – Steve is a jazz-loving gorilla who lives at a zoo in Rio. One night, Steve is feeling a little lonely and so he lifts the latch of his cage door and goes off to search for his zookeeper friend, Antonio. It is carnival time in Rio! Steve follows the sounds of a saxophone and discovers his friend Antonio playing in a quartet at the Blue Jaguar Jazz Club.

Mad Magpie is the third book in this successful series of morality tales from award-winning author and illustrator, Gregg Dreise. Inspired by wise sayings and the knowledge of his Elders, Mad Magpie tells the story of Guluu, an angry magpie who is being teased by a gang of butcher birds and seeks out the advice of his Elders to help overcome his anger. Aboriginal Art, Wise Quotes, Wise Sayings, Australian Animals

Australian Animals

Mad Magpie is the third book in this successful series of morality tales from award-winning author and illustrator, Gregg Dreise. Inspired by wise sayings and the knowledge of his Elders, Mad Magpie tells the story of Guluu, an angry magpie who is being teased by a gang of butcher birds and seeks out the advice of his Elders to help overcome his anger.

The Grumpy Lighthouse Keeper is an amusing tale that takes place on a stormy wet-season night at the Broome lighthouse. Meet Cassius the hermit crab, Jacob the jellyfish, Bruce the bluebone and more sea creatures as they head down the beach and race up the lighthouse staircase to escape a wild storm — all while the lighthouse keeper is out checking the lamp for passing ships. When he discovers his bed has been taken over by slimy sea creatures, he is very grumpy. Lighthouse Keepers Lunch, Sea Creatures, Year 2, Jellyfish, Lighthouses, Audiobooks

Lighthouse Keepers Lunch

The Grumpy Lighthouse Keeper is an amusing tale that takes place on a stormy wet-season night at the Broome lighthouse. Meet Cassius the hermit crab, Jacob the jellyfish, Bruce the bluebone and more sea creatures as they head down the beach and race up the lighthouse staircase to escape a wild storm — all while the lighthouse keeper is out checking the lamp for passing ships. When he discovers his bed has been taken over by slimy sea creatures, he is very grumpy.

Crabbing with Dad is a beautiful children’s picture book debut from Darwin-based author and illustrator, Paul Seden. Aimed at a younger audience, children will love reading about the adventures of two small children as they go out in the boat with Dad to set crab pots in their secret spot. Book Categories, And So The Adventure Begins, Love Reading, Beautiful Children

Book Categories

And So The Adventure Begins

Beautiful Children

Crabbing with Dad is a beautiful children’s picture book debut from Darwin-based author and illustrator, Paul Seden. Aimed at a younger audience, children will love reading about the adventures of two small children as they go out in the boat with Dad to set crab pots in their secret spot.

A unique Australian ABC book featuring the artwork of celebrated Queensland artist Warren Brim. ABC Dreaming introduces young children to the alphabet through Australian plants and animals. With beautiful artwork and an array of amazing creatures, ABC Dreaming is a perfect addition to any child's bookshelf. Green Tree Frog, Green Trees, Books For Boys, Boomerang Books, Aboriginal Language, Bee Book

Green Tree Frog

Boomerang Books

Aboriginal Language

A unique Australian ABC book featuring the artwork of celebrated Queensland artist Warren Brim. ABC Dreaming introduces young children to the alphabet through Australian plants and animals. With beautiful artwork and an array of amazing creatures, ABC Dreaming is a perfect addition to any child's bookshelf.

Every day, Ella and Mia’s grandpa comes home from work with a treat from the toast tree - a tree that grows the best tasting toast in the world! Ella and Mia start searching high and low for the tree in the sand hills surrounding their beach-side town. Written by Corina Martin and beautifully illustrated by Fern Martins, The Toast Tree is about family, and the search for magic through the power of a child’s imagination. Book Reviews For Kids, Early Learning, Winter Holidays, Yule

Book Reviews For Kids

Winter Holidays

Every day, Ella and Mia’s grandpa comes home from work with a treat from the toast tree - a tree that grows the best tasting toast in the world! Ella and Mia start searching high and low for the tree in the sand hills surrounding their beach-side town. Written by Corina Martin and beautifully illustrated by Fern Martins, The Toast Tree is about family, and the search for magic through the power of a child’s imagination.

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Children's Picture Books

Kookoo is a kind and well-loved kookaburra who is famous for entertaining the other bush creatures with his funny stories. One day Kookoo runs out of kind stories to tell, and he turns to making fun of the other animals. Kookoo finds himself alone and ignored by his friends. When he listens to the sound of his own laughter, it is an unhappy sound. Finally he remembers his uncles words "Kindness is like a boomerang - if you throw it often, it comes back often..." Aboriginal Dreamtime

Aboriginal Dreamtime

Kookoo is a kind and well-loved kookaburra who is famous for entertaining the other bush creatures with his funny stories. One day Kookoo runs out of kind stories to tell, and he turns to making fun of the other animals. Kookoo finds himself alone and ignored by his friends. When he listens to the sound of his own laughter, it is an unhappy sound. Finally he remembers his uncles words "Kindness is like a boomerang - if you throw it often, it comes back often..."

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Children's Picture Books

This captivating picture book follows an emu who’s lost his mob. Across richly rendered landscapes he roams, encountering a myriad of Australian animals, from Kangaroos to Cassowarys... But where will he find his lost mob? With simple language and charming illustrations, this book is sure to be enjoyed time and again. Children's Literature, Baby Play, Lost, Reading, Kangaroos

Children's Literature

This captivating picture book follows an emu who’s lost his mob. Across richly rendered landscapes he roams, encountering a myriad of Australian animals, from Kangaroos to Cassowarys... But where will he find his lost mob? With simple language and charming illustrations, this book is sure to be enjoyed time and again.

Magabala Books

Children's Picture Books