An honour book and shortlisted title in the CBC Early Childhood book of the Year Awards 2009. Tom Tom is an engaging contemporary story that traces a day in the life of a small boy living in a typical Aboriginal community in the Top End of the Northern Territory. It follows the adventures of Tom Tom as he goes to preschool, eats lunch with Granny Annie in the bottom camp, swims in the Lemonade Springs in the afternoon and spends the night with Granny May and grandfather Jo in the top camp. Rosemary Sullivan's simple text and Dee Huxley's vivid illustrations captures the warmth and security of Tom Tom's world as he moves freely within his community from relative to another. As a pre-school teacher working in remote Aboriginal communities for more than 17 years, Rosemary Sullivan says: 'Tom Tom was inspired by the lives of many indigenous children in the Top End and the importance of family and interconnectedness in Aboriginal life.'

A Creation story based on Aboriginal beliefs and customs.

Red Tit and Brown Tit is a story from the Pitta-Pitta people who own the land around Boulia, in western Queensland. It tells of how red tit came to have a red head and breast, and brown tit a flattened head and bumpy beak.

Year 3T class is visiting the site of Lake Mungo in New South Wales. Lucy understands how special and important the place is. Josh and Leo want to make their visit a bit more exciting. They will find themselves in a very tricky situation...

Key concepts: Place
AC Content Descriptions: The similarities and differences in individuals and groups feelings and perceptions about places, and how they influence views about the protection of these places.

Australian Aboriginal Stories is a series of Creation stories that reflects the beliefs and customs of a range of Aboriginal groups. Each well-told narrative is beautifully illustrated by a highly regarded Indigenous Australian artist. How Kaaloo Set the Waters Flowing is a Creation story about Kaalo, the tiny pure white rat. It tells of how Kaaloo set the waters free to flow in the land of the Gulngai people, in the Tully area south of cairns in Queensland.[back cover].

'Gurangatch and Mirragan is a story from the Gandangarra tribe who live by the Wollondilly River in New South Wales. This story tells of how Gurangatch made the rivers and valleys of the southern highlands of New South Wales.' (Back cover)

Patch Parker's mother was a British convict transported to New South Wales. Life in the new colony was difficult for her and Patch. There was little food and relations with the local people were not always good. Patch did make friends with an Aboriginal boy called Tommera. Find out how Patch and Tommera's friendship developed in difficult times.

When John was nearly five, he was brutally separated from his Aborigine mother and his tribe and was taken to live in a mission, because his father was white. This story is based on fact and tells of the boy's struggle to decide where he belongs in an intolerant society.

John Jagamarra grew up at the Pearl Bay Mission for Aboriginal children in the far north-west. It was beautiful there, but it wasn't home. This is a tale for everyone about the pain of separation, and the strength of the human spirit. Visit anthonyhillbooks.com

Nukkin Ya is the sequel to Deadly, Unna?. Fifteen-year-old Gary Black, 'Blacky', isn't sure what he wants or where he is going. The one thing he does know is that he wants to escape the small country town he's grown up in.

'Deadly, unna?' He was always saying that. All the Nungas did, but Dumby more than any of them. Dumby Red and Blacky don't have a lot in common. Dumby's the star of the footy team, he's got a killer smile and the knack with girls, and he's a Nunga. Blacky's a gutless wonder, needs braces, never knows what to say, and he's white. But they're friends... and it could be deadly, unna? This gutsy novel, set in a small coastal town in South Australia is a rites-of-passage story about two boys confronting the depth of racism that exists all around them.

This picture book is a fictional historical reconstruction of Tom Wills' life story. Tom learned to play Aussie Rules football with the Djabwurung tribe who lived near his parents' station, Lexington, in the Victorian Grampians.

Calypso is a young Nukunu man, fresh out of high school in Rastafarian guise. He finds work at the Henley Beach Health Food shop where his boss pressures him to gather Aboriginal plants for natural remedies. Growing up in urban Adelaide and with little understanding of his mother's traditional background, Calypso endeavors to find the appropriate native plants. The support of a sassy, smart, young Ngadjuri girl helps Calypso to reconsider his Rastafarian fa#65533;ade and understand how to take charge of his future.

I'm nobody much That's the way Dougy sees himself. Struggling at school, Dougy is quiet. He watches more than he speaks. His siblings, Raymond and Gracey, are the one with the talent- his brother a star footballer and his sister just picked for the state athletic championships. When racial tensions engulf their lonely town in the Australian outback, madness grips and hot-headed men give way to their fears. And waiting in the rising river waters lurks something even more dangerous. Death is stalking Dougy's sister, Gracey, unless he can save her. Can a nobody stand against such forces? Is there more to Dougy than even he knows?

Angela and Gracey. Friends forever. An easy promise to make but a harder one to keep. Especially when your best friend feels torn between you and her Aboriginal world. Yet Gracey doesn't seem to know what that world means to her. Angela would help her if she could, but there are places she can't go, feelings she can't share. Then Angela's comfortable certainties are challenged in a way she can scarcely believe. Did her own grandfather betray Gracey's people? Will the answer kill their struggling friendship? THE THIRD OF THE AWARD-WINNING GRACEY STORIES.

It is springtime, Wirrin's favorite time of the year. He will go hunting with his father, collect ochre with his grandfather, dig wild sweet potato with his mother and gather wattle seeds for the best damper with his grandmother. Best of all, people are coming from far and wide for the big corroboree and Wirrin will see all his cousins and dance until only Yoowintj, the barn owl, is still awake. Corroboree is the story of Angus Wallam, Aboriginal Elder, as he tells Suzanne Kelly of his childhood memories. Shortlisted for the 2004 Western Australia Premier's Books Awards

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 1,000km north. These road trips took them across the magnificent Kimberley landscape and inspired this counting story.

On the way to Nana's is a standout counting book. Counting backwards from `fifteen to one' is a challenging concept for children to grasp. Each double-page spread includes numbers and words and will enthrall readers, parents and educators as they find and count the objects on each page.

From bulbous boabs and wild brumbies to weary travellers, flying magpie geese and flowing waterfalls, David Hardy's striking illustrations capture the awe and excitement of this special family adventure.

Included on the Children's Book Council of Australia 2018 Notables list.

Stolen Girl is a fictionalised account of the now universally known story of the Stolen Generation and tells of an Aboriginal girl taken from her family and sent to a children's home. Each night she sings, and dreams of her mother and the life they once shared - of sitting on the verandah of their corrugated-iron home, cooking damper and hunting goanna. But each morning she is woken by the bell to the harsh reality of the children's home, until finally one day she puts into action her carefully crafted plan - unlocking the door and taking her first step back toward home. Stolen Girl gives young readers an insight into the life of a child taken away from everything they know into an alien world without love. It captures the depth of emotion that was felt by thousands of Australians during this dark chapter in the nation's history.

A lyrical story about waiting for the rain to come to an isolated Aboriginal community. Tension in the community builds as the rain clouds thicken and grow dark. Everybody waits. When will the rain come?

The girl had lost her way. She had wandered away from the Mothers, the Aunties and the Grandmothers, from the Fathers and the Uncles and the Grandfathers. Who will show her the way home?

A timely re-issue of these well-loved Australian Indigenous classics. Ages 6-9 "Some people say that Dirrangun is a witch, that she's mean and cunning and Brings you all the mischief in the world. Others say that she's friendly. But she's a very old woman and She has long hair down to her knees." Dirrangun is well-known near Grafton and along the north coast of New South Wales. Both the Bunjalung and Githavul people speak of her and of her connection with local landmarks. She is a powerful woman DIRRANGUN contains two stories - one told by Ethan Williams and one by Lucy Daley. It forms part of the oral storytelling tradition and is faithful to each storyteller's voice. these narratives originally appeared in tHE NEARESt tHE WHItE MAN GEtS, a group of stories and poems collected by Roland Robinson. Now illustrated by Bronwyn Bancroft, the woman, DIRRANGUN, takes on pictorial form Powerful and emotional, Bronwyn's artistic insight into the past draws the reader into a better understanding of the Bunjalung and Githavul stories Ages 6-9

This story tells in verse about the whaling industry and the special relationship between Aboriginal fishermen and the killer whales of Twofold Bay. The illustrations have a contemporary look, while still keeping faith with the traditional values.

ily's grandpa can solve any problem. He always knows the perfect thing. Grandpa suggests a walk in the park, but Lily has other ideas - and lots of weird and wonderful objections. But no problem is too great for grandpa - he has weird and wonderful solutions. Grandpa always knows the perfect thing!