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Celebrating the Australian Book Industry with Booko: When We Say Black Lives Matter

Australian Stories, Author, Awards, Children, Community, Friendship, History, Ideas, Illustration, Learning, New Release, Recommended, Students, Top Books, Writing, Young Adult

“Little one, when we say Black Lives Matter, we’re saying black people are wonderful-strong. That we deserve to be treated with basic respect, and that history’s done us wrong”

When We Say Black Lives Matter is a gorgeous and essential picture book for children of all ages from bestselling and award-winning author Maxine Beneba Clarke.

Celebrating the Australian Book Industry with Booko: The Fire Wombat

Australian Stories, Author, Awards, Backtoschool, Characters, Children, Climate, Community, Environment, Friendship, Illustration, New Release, Recommended, Top Books

As the bushfire swallowed up the world they knew, a wombat shared her burrow with other animals. The Fire Wombat is a delightful tale by Jackie French.