In episode 011 of the Your Kid’s Next Read podcast:
Must-read books by First Nations creators
It’s NAIDOC Week (4-11 July 2021) and Megan and Allison share some of their favourite books by First Nations authors and illustrators, plus they have a secret hobby to confess. Allison’s tips are all about creating remarkable characters and Megan examines the power of rhyme.
Books we mention
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‘The Other Side Of Perfect’ by Mariko Turk
‘Introducing D’Lila LaRue’ by Nette Hilton and A.Yi
‘The Silly Seabed Song’ by Aura Parker
– Activity pack
–YouTube reading
– Timelapse of Aura drawing some of the characters for World Ocean Day.
‘Twitch’ by M. G. Leonard
– YouTube Reading
– Teachers’ Notes
‘The Big Twitch’ by Sean Dooley
Books by First Nations Creators
‘Story Doctors’ by Boori Monty Pryor. Illustrated by Rita Sinclair (Episode 9 of the YKNR Podcast)
‘Goal!!!’ by Lydia Williams and Lucinda Gifford
‘Billie and the Blue Bike’ by Ambelin Kwaymullina
‘Baby Business’ by Jasmine Seymour.
‘Our Home, our Heartbeat’ by Adam Briggs, Kate Moon and Rachael Sarra
‘Day Break’ by Amy McQuire and Matt Chun
‘Albert Namatjira’ by Vincent Namatjira. (Finding The Archibald with Rachel Griffiths on YouTube.)
‘Tell Me Why’ by Archie Roach (YA edition)
‘The Boy from the Mish’ by Gary Lonesborough
‘Brontide’ by Sue McPherson
‘My Australian Story: Who am I?’ by Anita Heiss
‘The Incredible Freedom Machines’ by Kirli Saunders and Matt Ottley.
Quick tips
Writing for Kids: How to create remarkable characters by Allison Tait
Other episodes
Summer Series #3: Meet Jade Goodwin
Episode 171: 10 minutes with Ebony Froome
Episode 165: NAIDOC: Keep The Fire Burning
Episode 146: Diversity in Library Collections
Our books
The Mapmaker Chronicles series by A. L. Tait
The Ateban Cipher (duology) by A. L. Tait
The Maven & Reeve Mysteries by A. L. Tait
The First Summer of Callie McGee by A. L. Tait
Willow Bright’s Secret Plot by A. L. Tait
Danger Road by A. L. Tait
The Last Word by A. L. Tait
The Beehive by Megan Daley
Teacher, Teacher (anthology), edited by Megan Daley
Raising Readers by Megan Daley
FIND THE YOUR NEXT READ JUNIOR FICTION SERIES HERE
Connect with your show hosts
Website | Allison Tait | Megan Daley
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The YKNR community on Facebook here.
Meet Allison Rushby, the third member of #teamyknr. Find out about Allison and her books here.
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