Indigenous books for children

AGES 0-5

My Body by Maureen Yanawana with families of La Grange KindiLink. Illustrated by children from La Grange Remote Community School. Photos by Wayne Quillam, RRP: $16.99. This bright, beautiful and fun board book is perfect for the youngest readers to learn the names of various parts of the body.

AGES 3+ Tudei en longtaim (Now and Then)

by Stella Raymond, illustrations the Binjari Book Mob, RRP: $19.99. Move back and forth in time in Stella’s fascinating book comparing how life is lived now in Aboriginal communities to how it was lived in the olden days. Written in English and Kriol.

AGES 5-8

I Saw We Saw by Yolŋu students at Nhulunbuy Primary School with Ann James and Ann Haddon RRP: $24.99. A fascinating glimpse into the world of Yolŋu students at Nhulunbuy Primary School in the Northern Territory.

AGES 8-12

Yakanarra Song Book, RRP: $24.99. A collection of 14 beautifully illustrated songs about Yakanarra and the Walmajarri people who live there.

AGES 12+

Mixed Feelings by Declan Miller, RRP: $11.95. First in a series with main character, Pam, as she struggles with the anxieties of fitting in at school. This story is set in Alice Springs (Mparntwe).

Exo Dimensions by Seraphina Newberry RRP: $11.95. This book provides a roller coaster of a ride into central Australian Indigenous creation stories, woven through family relationships, honour and sheer adventure.

Note: All proceeds from book sales support ILF’s publishing projects that work with remote children and community across Australia. Buy from: shop.ilf.org.au