A joyful story about the power of reconnecting to family, culture and Country. The bestselling and award-winning Welcome to Our Country series aims to connect young children, parents and educators with First Nations history and culture. From Australian of the Year Adam Goodes, former journalist Ellie Laing, and Barkindji illustrator David Hardy.
It’s Lucy and David’s first time back on Country.
They meet their cousins and Elders, and see special places, learn local language words and hear stories as old as time.
Join them to feel the strength that comes from being back on Country.
Walk With Us is inspired by the Uluru Statement from the Heart, and invites readers to find out more about the First Nations Country where they live.?From Australian of the Year Adam Goodes, former journalist Ellie Laing, and Barkindji illustrator David Hardy.
Harvey and Mum are heading to their favourite park for a walk on Cammeraygal land.
‘Time to awaken the ancestors,’ says Uncle Boris.’Every time we sing or acknowledge Country, the ancestors are listening.’
What do you know about the Country where you live?
Inspired by the Uluru Statement from the Heart, Walk With Us is an invitation to go on a journey of learning and appreciation – with family, with friends, and with our nation – together.
Pages: 12 Hardcover
Published: 2023
Age: 4-8 years
Little Ones Book PackDiscover the joy of storytelling with our enchanting Little Ones Book Pack – the perfect holiday gift to spark the imaginations of the youngest readers.
This thoughtfully curated collection includes beloved tales such as:
Recommended for ages 3-6 years.
Our Place SeriesThe award-winning Our Place three-part series introduces children to First Nations philosophies that are dear to Aunty Fay’s heart. Each book is a powerful educational tool, with exquisite illustrations.
Family: A thoughtful contemplation for all to learn the different ways that family makes us whole.
Respect: A thoughtful story reminding us to respect others and respect ourselves.
Sharing: When we share, there is plenty for all. A endearing story with a gentle reminder of all the ways sharing makes us stronger.
In My Blood It RunsThis is the story of Dujuan Hoosan, a 10-year-old Arrernte and Garawa boy. A wise, funny, cheeky boy. A healer.
Out bush, his healing power (Ngangkere) is calm and straight. But in town, it’s wobbly and wild, like a snake.
He’s in trouble at school, and with the police. He thinks there’s something wrong with him.
Dujuan’s family knows what to do: they send him to live out bush, to learn the ways of the old people, and the history that runs straight into all Aboriginal people.
So he can be proud of himself.
Illustrated by Blak Douglas, winner of the Archibald Prize 2022
Pages: 64, Hardback
Published: 2023
Gurawul the Whale‘When I was 10 years old, I was given Gurawul’s story by my grandfather Muns…in the dirt…they made me promise to go to the southern land and search for the whale dreaming. I had no idea what it meant or that it would take me 70 years to keep it.’ – Uncle Max Harrison
More than 70 years ago, the ancient legend of Gurawul the whale was passed down to Yuin Elder Uncle Max Dulumunmun Harrison by his grandfather and uncles. He promised them that one day he would travel to the southern land, Tasmania, and search for the whale dreaming of their Ancestors.
This exquisitely illustrated book tells the story of Uncle Max’s journey to fulfil that promise, and how he eventually came face to face with Gurawul.
Filled with important cultural knowledge and personal stories, Uncle Max sadly died before Gurawul could be published, and his family are continuing his legacy to show how science is finally beginning to catch up with these ‘old blackfella’ stories.
Pages: 96, Hardcover
Published: 2023
Day BreakDay Break is the story of a family making their way back to Country on January 26. We see the strength they draw from being together, and from sharing stories as they move through a shifting landscape.
The story refocuses the narratives around ‘Australia Day’ on Indigenous survival and resistance, and in doing so honours the past while looking to the future. Confronting yet truthful, painful yet full of hope, Day Break is a crucial story that will open up a conversation on truth-telling for the next generation.
Pages: 24, Hardcover
Published: 2021
Age: 5+ years
Thank You Rain!Thank you rain! is a joyful read, and is full of the plants and animals that welcome rain.
Raindrops in the treetops; birds singing in the rain; raindrops wetting the dry earth and filling creek beds; birds, frogs and kangaroos all enjoying the rain and finishing with Johnny dancing with happiness!
Sally Morgan’s beautiful words and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr’s sensitive artwork combine to give this distinctive children’s picture book global appeal. Johnny infuses his illustrations with his fine-art aesthetic and traditional motifs to bring each page to vivid life.
Pages: 32, Hardcover
Ages: 2022
Age: 4+ years
The RiverThis universal story from Sally Morgan is a beautifully illustrated celebration of the life of the river. The River takes young readers on a journey of what their eyes can see and their ears can hear. See green ants crawling, hear frogs croaking, a goanna running, a fish splashing…
Sally Morgan’s beautiful words and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr’s sensitive artwork combine to make this a unique, distinctive children’s picture book with global appeal. Johnny infuses his illustrations with his fine-art aesthetic and his traditional motifs to bring each page to vivid life.
Number of Pages: 32, Hardcover
Age range: 2021
Ages: 0-3 years
The Heartbeat of the LandCathy Freeman has always been an inspiration to young people. Here, she does it again, through storytelling – just as her people have done, for sixty thousand years before.
Cathy ran barefoot every day across the great ancient land, as her people had done for sixty thousand years before. And when she ran, she could hear the heartbeat of the land. Ba Boom Ba Boom Ba Boom…
Then one day, Cathy hears a cry. She answers this cry and, with one small step at a time, the seeds of change are planted.
Listen, and you too, will hear the Heartbeat of the Land.
Pages: 32, Hardcover
Published: 2022, Age 3+
Welcome to Country (Children)This is an expansive and generous Welcome to Country from a most respected Elder, Aunty Joy Murphy, beautifully given form by Indigenous artist Lisa Kennedy.
Welcome to the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri People. We are part of this land and the land is part of us. This is where we come from. Wominjeka Wurundjeri balluk yearmenn koondee bik. Welcome to Country. Aunty Joy Wandin Murphy is a most respected senior Wurundjeri elder of the Kulin alliance. This is a very accessible welcome that introduces and gives meaning and explanation within the text to the customs and symbols of Indigenous Australia.
Pages: 32, Hardcover
Ages: 5-9
Young Dark EmuThe highly-anticipated junior version of Bruce Pascoe’s multi award-winning book.
Using the accounts of early European explorers, colonists and farmers, Bruce Pascoe compellingly argues for a reconsideration of the hunter-gatherer label for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians. He allows the reader to see Australia as it was before Europeans arrived — a land of cultivated farming areas, productive fisheries, permanent homes, and an understanding of the environment and its natural resources that supported thriving villages across the continent. Young Dark Emu — A Truer History asks young readers to consider a different version of Australia’s history pre-European colonisation.
Author: Bruce Pascoe
Pages: 80
Published: 10+
Somebody’s LandFor thousands and thousands of years, Aboriginal people lived in the land we call Australia.
The land was where people built their homes, played in the sun, and sat together to tell stories. When the white people came, they called the land Terra Nullius. They said it was nobody’s land. But it was somebody’s land. Somebody’s Land is an invitation to connect with First Nations culture, to acknowledge the hurt of the past, and to join together as one community with a precious shared history as old as time.
Pages: 24, Hardcover
Published: 2021
Age: 4+ years
SharingWhen we share, there is plenty for all.
A tender, thoughtful story with a gentle reminder of all the ways sharing makes us stronger.
Pages: 32, Hardcover
Published: 2021, Age 3+
RespectA tender, thoughtful story reminding us to respect others and respect ourselves.
Part of the Our Place series which welcomes children to culture.
Pages: 32, Hardcover
Published: 2020
Ages: 3-6 years
Our Home, Our HeartbeatAdapted from Briggs’ celebrated song ‘The Children Came Back’, Our Home, Our Heartbeat is a celebration of past and present Indigenous legends, as well as emerging generations, and at its heart honours the oldest continuous culture on earth.
Pages: 24, Hardcover
Published: 2020
Ages: 3-99 years