Review: Tangki Tjuta Donkeys

Tangki Tjuta Donkeys is a wonderful bilingual story. It’s told first in Pitjantjatjara, then English, with each page featuring both languages. The words are illustrated using special sculptures created by the Tjanpi Desert Weavers. They’re made from grasses and are […]

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Review: Boogie Woogie Bird

Aside from the groovy sounding title, the thing that strikes you first about debut author, Alision Stegert’s Boogie Woogie Bird, is the jaw dropping detail of Sandra Severgnini’s illustrations. I have known and lived with curlews, notably, the Bush stone […]

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You Ruined It by Anastasia Higginbotham

Published by Dottir Press Summary:  11-year-old Dawn has recently been sexually assaulted by her 22-year-old cousin.  When the story opens, she has just told her mother and sibling Billie.  Everyone has different reactions.  Dawn sometimes feels like she has left […]

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