Meet Milly Meelyu: Storytime and Badimia pronunciation with Dr Holly Bradley and Darryl Fogarty
A new way to share Milly Meelyu with your little readers (and to learn alongside them!)
Milly Meelyu is a new picture book by Dr Holly Bradley, translated into Badimia by Darryl Fogarty, lovingly illustrated by Corinne Fogarty and filled with themes of family, home and caring for Country.
To help you bring the book to life, we’ve got audio and video resources from Holly and Darryl to share.
Storytime
Settle in for a read-aloud session of Milly Meelyu. Listen as Holly reads a page in English, followed by Darryl reading in Badimia language.
Badimia pronunciation guide
This pronunciation guide is designed to help readers feel confident when saying Badimia words aloud from Milly Meelyu. Plus, Darryl shares interesting and poignant facts about the language and the meelyu, his family’s totem.
Milly Meelyu is available now from all good bookstores and online, and makes a perfect addition to any home or classroom wanting to connect to Country.
