Goodjagah, little one,
walk with me …
I want to tell you our Dreaming
as the Elders told it to me.
Award-winning storytellers, Gunai woman Kirli Saunders and Bigambul man Dub Leffler, explore a deep love and respect for Country and all her spirits … past, present and beyond.
Kirli Saunders (OAM) is a proud Gunai Woman, award-winning author, multidisciplinary artist and consultant who creates to connect to make change. She was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for her contribution to the arts (2022). Kirli has partnered with global organisations including Google, Fender, Sydney Opera House, Qantas and Spotify, Mecca and Aesop to celebrate stories and cultivate change. Her books among others include Bindi, Kindred and Returning (Magabala). Her play, Going Home, is in development. She is currently writing her anticipated novel, Yaraman assisted by AUSCO.
Bio: Magabala Books
Photo: Salty Dingo Media, courtesy of Magabala Books
Dub Leffler is a multi-award-winning illustrator, writer, animator and mixed media artist, working in the arts through books, film, television, muralism and art education. He is descended from the Bigambul and Mandandanji people of southwest Queensland as well as being of French, Syrian and Irish heritage. His award-winning bestselling picture book Once There Was a Boy (2011) received international recognition, was acquired by the Library of Congress and was featured at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Sorry Day (2018) written by Coral Vass won the CBCA Eve Pownall Award, and Bindi (2020) written by Kirli Saunders was celebrated with countless awards, including the ABIA Small Publisher’s Children’s Book of the Year and the Queensland Literary Awards, Children’s Book Award.
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Author Kirli Saunders
Illustrator Dub Leffler
Publisher Scholastic Australia
Date of Publication 2022
ISBN 9781742995113
Category Children's Books
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