Publisher's synopsis
Daisy’s life story runs along the bottom of the pages: how she was born on a mission, schooled, introduced to Christianity, started writing and what she does now. The poems and illustrations on each page often relate to her life story. Useful as a reader for adult literacy or as an introduction to biography or poetry.
Awards
- Winner of the Australian Multicultural Children’s Book Award (1992)
- Shortlisted for the Children’s Book of the Year for Young Readers (1991)
Illustrator
Click here to read more about Pat Torres.
Daisy Utemorrah was an elder of the Wunambal people from the Mitchell Plateau area in the far north Kimberley. She was born in 1922 at Kunmunya Mission and her family background gave her fluency in three Aboriginal languages. Daisy has been recognised for her work as a poet and a teacher. Her first book, Do Not Go Around the Edges, was published by Magabala in 1991. It won the Australian Multicultural Children’s Book Award the following year and was also shortlisted for the Children’s Book of the Year for Younger Readers.
Pat Torres belongs to three Indigenous groups: the Jabirr Jabirr from the north of Broome, the Nyul Nyul from the Beagle Bay area and the Yawuru people from Broome. She is a writer, artist, illustrator, community worker, health worker, educator and administrator who holds a Bachelor of Arts and Diploma of Education. Pat runs an Indigenous Australian-owned business, Mayi Harvests, which promotes sustainable native produce in Broome, Western Australia.
