Book List: Picture Books by Indigenous Authors

There are some amazing books written by Indigenous authors, sharing a variety of aspects of Indigenous culture and history, as well as Australian history, with young readers. The books listed below are a great starting point for introducing Australia’s rich and vibrant Indigenous culture into your home.

Fair Skin Black Fella by Renee Fogorty, Magabala Books, $16.95, 9781921248146 KBR review


Jandamarra by Mark Greenwood and Terry Denton, Allen & Unwin, $29.99, 9781742375700 KBR review


Sam’s Bush Journey by Sally Morgan and Ezekiel Kwaymullina, Little Hare, $24.99, 9781921541049 KBR review

 
Kangaroo and Crocodile: My Big Book of Australian Animals by Bronwyn Bancroft, Scholastic Press, $24.99, 9780439700498 KBR review

 
Once There Was a Boy by Dub Leffler, Magabala Books, $24.95, 9781921248375 KBR review


Marngrook: The long ago story of Aussie Rules by Titta (Diana) Secombe and Grace Fielding, Magabala Books, $16.95, 9781921248443 KBR review

 
Shake A Leg by Boori Monty Pryor and Jan Ormerod, Allen & Unwin, $24.99, 9781741758900 KBR review

 
Stolen Girl by Trina Saffioti and Norma MacDonald, Magabala Books, $19.95,
9781921248252 KBR review

 
Remembering Lionsville by Bronwyn Bancroft, Allen & Unwin, $29.99, 9781742373201 KBR review

The Last Dance by Sally Morgan, Little Hare Books, $24.95, 9781921714849

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