Magabala kids book favourites

Hairy Holes

Brenton E. McKenna

Yawuru creator Brenton E McKenna brings you a superb storytelling experience of the outback supernatural, in his new black-and-white graphic novel, Hairy Holes.

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Bindi

Kirli Saunders

Winner, 2019 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, Daisy Utemorrah Award

Winner, 2021 Australia Books Industry Awards, Small Publishers' Children's Book of the Year

Winner, 2021 Queensland Literary Awards, Children's Book…

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Open Your Heart to Country

Jasmine Seymour

Told in English and Dharug, Open Your Heart to Country is a moving account of reconnection to Country from a First Nations perspective. This picture book invites readers to reflect…

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Young Dark Emu: A Truer History

Bruce Pascoe

The highly-anticipated junior version of Bruce Pascoe’s multi award-winning book.

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Bush Tucker Counting

Maureen Glover, Gabrielle Fry (illus.)

Bush Tucker Counting is a great introduction to reading and counting for young children.

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Yinti, Desert Dog

Pat Lowe,Jimmy Pike

The second book in the Yinti series. Yinti and the hunting dingo, Spinifex, walk out of the desert together and Yinti sees a white man for the first time: ‘Look…

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Yinti, Desert Cowboy

Pat Lowe,Jimmy Pike

Gradually, Yinti and Wara grew accustomed to station life. They no longer ran and hid when they saw a motorcar coming along the road towards them. The third book in…

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Yinti, Desert Child

Pat Lowe,Jimmy Pike

The first book in the Yinti series of three books. The stories are linked in a sequence that shows Yinti’s development from a young bushie to a competent station worker…

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Willy-willy Wagtail (Tales from the Bush Mob, Book 1)

Helen Milroy

Tales from the Bush Mob is a series of books about the Bush Mob, a group of animals that works together to solve problems.

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Where’s my baby?

Gregg Dreise

A board book that encourages young readers to learn new adjectives in English and the names of iconic Australian animals in the First Nations language, Gamilaraay, in an enjoyable way.

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What do you call a baby…?

Kamsani Bin Salleh

What do you call a baby…? is an entertaining way for all children to learn the nouns that describe some of our iconic Australian baby animals.

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Welcome, Child!

Sally Morgan

Welcome, child! is Sally Morgan’s beautiful and heartfelt celebration of the love we feel for a new child. Simple, elegant and adorable, this stunning board book is the perfect story…

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Uncle Xbox

Jared Thomas

A coming-of-age story for young gamers, that offers gentle insights into growing up, family and finding your place not only in a digital world, but in the messy soup of…

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This is Me!

Sally Morgan

This simple, elegant book about unconditional love is the perfect way to reinforce to all children that they are unique, important and special just the way they are.

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The Sweetest Egg of All: Tales from the Bush Mob

Helen Milroy

Gecko, Thorny Devil and Scrubby Python admire Bungarra and hatch a plan to surprise him with this very special birthday gift … but their plan goes horribly wrong.

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The River

Sally Morgan,Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr

Another simple, universal story from Sally Morgan - this time a beautifully illustrated celebration of the life of the river.

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The Old Frangipani Tree at Flying Fish Point

Trina Saffioti

Age range 4 to 12

They placed the lei around her neck and a frangipani crown on her head. They put bangles around her wrists and the ukulele in her…

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The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert

Jukuna Mona Chuguna,Pat Lowe

The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert is the charming account of the life of Mana, a young Walmajarri girl, and her family, in the desert country of north-west Australia.

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The Emu Who Ran Through the Sky (Tales from the Bush Mob, Book 2)

Helen Milroy

The emus couldn’t fly, but did they sit around looking sad? No! They made sure everyone knew just how fast they could run. Except for poor Lofty…

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The Cockatoo Wars

Helen Milroy

Age range 6+

Can Black Boss Cocky and White Boss Cocky stop fighting long enough to notice the Bush Mob's ancient forest is in danger of going up in flames?

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Thank You Rain!

Sally Morgan

Another simple, universal story from Sally Morgan and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr, this time, a beautifully illustrated celebration of rain.

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Silly Birds

Gregg Dreise

Winner of the Speech Pathology Australia Indigenous Book of the Year Award for 2015

Age range 5 to 8

In this humble, charming and humorous morality tale, Maliyan is a…

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Shirley Purdie: My Story, Ngaginybe Jarragbe

Shirley Purdie

World-renowned Gija artist Shirley Purdie shares her artwork and life story in a stunning new children’s picture book.

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Sharing

Aunty Fay Muir,Sue Lawson

A tender, thoughtful story with a gentle reminder of all the ways sharing makes us stronger.

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Sea Horse

Bruce Pascoe

Written with gentle humour and a beautiful interpretation of landscape, this adventure story about Jack and his family is reminiscent of endless summers, azure seas and sandy white beaches. Jack…

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Sea Country

Aunty Patsy Cameron

In this delightful children’s picture book, Aunty Patsy Cameron generously shares the stories and traditions from her family’s seasonal island life in Tasmania.

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Return of the Dinosaurs

Bronwyn Houston

Ages 6 - 9

Long ago dinosaurs lived here, and their ancient footprints can still be found.

Imagine if the dinosaurs came back to visit us!

At high tide, they…

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Respect

Aunty Fay Muir,Sue Lawson

A tender, thoughtful story reminding us to respect others and respect ourselves. Part of the Our Place series which welcomes children to culture.

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Once There Was A Boy

Dub Leffler

Once There Was a Boy is a poignant, universal story of friendship, temptation and reconciliation. The disarmingly sweet, simple language in this whimsical childrens picture book belies an emotional depth…

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On the Way to Nana’s

Frances Haji-Ali,Lindsay Haji-Ali

Frances and Lindsay Haji-Ali take us counting backwards from FIFTEEN to ONE on this spectactular journey in the far north of WA.

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My Lost Mob

Venetia Tyson

Age range 3 to 8

First published in 2015, this title now has a new cover and the format has been increased to 200 x 230 mm. Young children will…

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Mum’s Elephant

Maureen Jipiyiliya Nampijinpa O'Keefe

Maureen Jipiyiliya Nampijinpa O'Keefe grew up in the remote community of Ali Curung in the NT. Her family lived a bush life. They didn’t own much but her mother had…

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Mrs Whitlam

Bruce Pascoe

Age range 9 to 12

Marnie Clark of Curdie Vale can ride but she doesn’t have a horse. She dreams of owning one and having the whole world to ride…

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Mad Magpie

Gregg Dreise

Mad Magpie is the third book in this successful series of morality tales from Gregg Dreise.

Inspired by wise sayings and the knowledge of his Elders, Mad Magpie tells the…

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Look and See: Meet your favourite Australian animals

Shane Morgan

Age range 2-6

This little gem of a book captures the shenanigans of some very cheeky Australian animals. From a kangaroo that hops free, to a dingo that howls with…

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Little Bird’s Day

Sally Morgan

A simple, universal story of a day in the life of Little Bird as she sings the world alive, flies with Cloud, travels with Wind, nestles with Moon and dreams…

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Kunyi

Kunyi June Anne McInerney

These are my stories from a dry remote place, where growing up was very different for what children know today.

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Kookoo Kookaburra

Gregg Dreise

Kindness is like a boomerang - if you throw it often, it comes back often.

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Growing up Wiradjuri

Growing up Wiradjuri is a collection of personal stories by Wiradjuri Elders. The writers are Uncles and Aunties who came of age in New South Wales in the 1950s and…

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Going to the Footy

Debbie Coombes

In this quintessentially Australian title, Going to the Footy combines richly textured and striking illustrations of iconic Australian modes of transport, with some gentle humour.

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Girls Can Fly

Sally Morgan,Ambelin Kwaymullina

Girls Can Fly is an inspirational, young teen book from award-winning Aboriginal writer and artist Sally Morgan and her equally talented daughter Ambelin.

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Found

Bruce Pascoe

This gentle story set in the rugged Australian bush is about a small calf who becomes separated from his family.

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Fog a Dox

Bruce Pascoe

Albert Cutts is a tree feller. A fella who cuts down trees. Fog is a fox cub raised by a dingo. Hes called a dox because people are suspicious of…

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Family

Aunty Fay Muir,Sue Lawson

This is the second book from the Our Place series, that introduces young minds to First Nations’ cultural philosophies that Aunty Fay Muir, a Boonwurrung Elder holds close to her…

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Do Not Go Around the Edges

Daisy Utemorrah

Illustrated with traditional Aboriginal dot form and contemporary images, this is a poetry collection from an elder of the Wunambal people. The poems are juxtaposed with the story of the…

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Counting Our Country

Jill Daniels

Counting Our Country is a bilingual counting book from Jill Daniels, an Indigenous artist who lives in SE Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.

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Counting Aussie Animals in My Backyard

Bronwyn Houston

Age range 0-7 (or all ages!) Bronwyn Houston makes counting to 10 so much fun! Her textured and vivid illustrations bring a tropical Australian garden to life, with a touch…

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Clever Crow

Nina Lawrence

Clever Crow is an endearing and witty tale that follows the exploits of a hungry and very clever crow.

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Magabala kids book favourites

Hairy Holes

Bindi

Open Your Heart to Country

Young Dark Emu: A Truer History

Bush Tucker Counting

Yinti, Desert Dog

Yinti, Desert Cowboy

Yinti, Desert Child

Willy-willy Wagtail (Tales from the Bush Mob, Book 1)

Where’s my baby?

What do you call a baby…?

Welcome, Child!

Uncle Xbox

This is Me!

The Sweetest Egg of All: Tales from the Bush Mob

The River

The Old Frangipani Tree at Flying Fish Point

The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert

The Emu Who Ran Through the Sky (Tales from the Bush Mob, Book 2)

The Cockatoo Wars

Thank You Rain!

Silly Birds

Shirley Purdie: My Story, Ngaginybe Jarragbe

Sharing

Sea Horse

Sea Country

Return of the Dinosaurs

Respect

Once There Was A Boy

On the Way to Nana’s

My Lost Mob

Mum’s Elephant

Mrs Whitlam

Mad Magpie

Look and See: Meet your favourite Australian animals

Little Bird’s Day

Kunyi

Kookoo Kookaburra

Growing up Wiradjuri

Going to the Footy

Girls Can Fly

Found

Fog a Dox

Family

Do Not Go Around the Edges

Counting Our Country

Counting Aussie Animals in My Backyard

Clever Crow