Magabala Books

MAGABALA BOOKS

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Magabala Books is Australia’s leading Indigenous publishing house. Aboriginal owned and led, we celebrate and nurture the talent and diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices.

BILLIE AND THE BLUE BIKE

Ambelin Kwaymullina

Billie wants a blue bike and she asks her Mum to buy it for her — but her Mum has no money to spend on a bike. She asks Uncle Jack and he won’t give her the money either, but he will help her save up to buy the bike herself.

• Billie and the Blue Bike is a fun and engaging way to introduce young children to financial literacy knowledge.

• Sets out three dimensions of learning that underpin consumer and financial education: knowledge and understanding, competence, and responsibility and enterprise.

THE EMU WHO RAN THROUGH THE SKY

Helen Milroy

Lofty, a young emu, desperately wants to win a big emu race but he is slow and clumsy — and his first race ends in disaster! But Lofty realises there is another way to win the race. He enlists the help of his Bush Mob friends.

• Emphasises the value of respect for First Nations culture and country, as well as the importance of courage, perseverance and wisdom to bind communities together.

RELEASE DATE: 02/2021 ISBN: 9781925936124 RRP (AUD): $24.99 FORMAT: HB, 32pp RIGHTS: World CATEGORY: Picture Book

RELEASE DATE: 04/2021 ISBN: 9781925936018 RRP (AUD): $22.99 FORMAT: PB, 64pp RIGHTS: World CATEGORY: Picture Book

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SEA COUNTRY

Aunty Patsy Cameron and Lisa Kennedy

With evocative text and stunning illustrations, Sea Country lets the reader know when to pick ripe wild cherries, when the moon (mutton) birds fly home and how the nautilus shells smell like the deepest oceans.

• 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.

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 to share as a family and the sweetest way to welcome a little one to the world.

• Full of unconditional affection that will stand the test of time, this book is the perfect gift for a newborn and an absolute joy to read over and over again.

BINDI

Kirli Saunders and Dub Leffler

Bindi is a verse novel for mid-upper primary students. Written ‘for those who plant trees’, Bindi explores climate, bushfires and healing. Written from the point of view of 11 year old Bindi and her friends on Gundungurra Country.

• Winner, 2019 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards, Daisy Utemorrah Award.

• Shortlisted, 2021 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, Younger Readers.

• Shortlisted, 2021 Readings Children’s Book Prize.

• Winner, 2021 Australian Book Industry Awards, Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year.

RELEASE DATE: 06/2021 ISBN: 9781925936032 RRP (AUD): $24.99 FORMAT: HB, 40pp RIGHTS: World CATEGORY: Picture Book

RELEASE DATE: 03/2021 ISBN: 9781925936025 RRP (AUD): $12.99 FORMAT: BB, 8pp RIGHTS: World CATEGORY: Board Book

RELEASE DATE: 11/2020 ISBN: 9781925936667 RRP (AUD): $16.99 FORMAT: HB, 144pp RIGHTS: World CATEGORY: Middle Grade, Fiction

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