Teaching Notes

Our teaching notes use our books as a springboard for classroom discussion ideas and creative writing prompts — and feature author interviews and links to further resources.

Caterpillar and Butterfly

Ambelin Kwaymullina
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Crow and the Waterhole

Ambelin Kwaymullina
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The Two-Hearted Numbat

Ambelin Kwaymullina Ezekiel Kwaymullina
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Soaring with the Sugarbird Lady

Dianne Wolfer
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Bush Bubs

Helen Milroy
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Say Goodnight

Renae Hayward Rebecca Mills
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Bigfoot vs Yeti

James Foley
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Dungzilla: now in colour

James Foley
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Sunny and Shadow

Helen Milroy
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Goodnight Sheep

Sally Barton Cherie Dignam
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Goldfields Girl

Elaine Forrestal
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Invisible Boys (Stan Original Series)

Holden Sheppard
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Chickensaurus: now in colour

James Foley
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Tawny Trouble

Deb Fitzpatrick
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90 Packets of Instant Noodles

Deb Fitzpatrick
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Trapped

Julia Lawrinson
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Bush Bugs

Helen Milroy
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Jack’s Island

Norman Jorgensen
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Right Way Down

Sally Murphy Rebecca M. Newman Briony Stewart Jake BamfordAmber MoffatTeena Raffa-MulliganJake DennisChristabel SenequeSuzanne GratwickLouise BurlinsonSioban TimmerSharron HoughRebecca GrantNanci NottNadia L. KingMonty EdwardsMichael Buckingham GrayCass LynchLisa Van Der WielenAbbey FieldsS. E. DennisCarol MillnerA.J. BettsBarbara Helena HostalekKaz CampbellJulie WattsXanthe TurnerAlison A. FergusonCindy LaneMeg McKinlayJames FoleySally MorganCheryl Kickett-TuckerDianne WolferRenae HaywardRaewyn CaisleyJen Banyard
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Granny Grommet and Me

Dianne Wolfer Karen Blair
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Say Hooray Board Book

Renae Hayward Rebecca Mills
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Brobot: now in colour

James Foley
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Gastronauts: now in colour

James Foley
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Courage Be My Friend: The Vivian Bullwinkel Story

Jenny Davis OAM
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Kelpie Chaos

Deb Fitzpatrick
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Into The Blue

Cristy Burne
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A Leaf Called Greaf

Kelly Canby
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We All Sleep Hardback

Ezekiel KwaymullinaSally Morgan
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The Hole Story

Kelly Canby
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The Dragon’s Treasure

Mark Greenwood
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The Vanishing

Mark Greenwood
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Father of the Lost Boys for Younger Readers

Yuot A. Alaak
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Breaking Pointe

Chenée Marrapodi
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Carousel

Brendan Ritchie
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Beyond Carousel

Brendan Ritchie
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A Wreck of Seabirds

Karleah Olson
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Djinang Bonar: Seeing Seasons

Ebony Froome Leanne Zilm
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Quokka Finds a Friend

Katie Stewart
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Say Hello

Renae Hayward Rebecca Mills
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The Boab Tree

Helen Milroy
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The Secret of the Stone

Kathryn Lefroy
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The Last Light Horse

Dianne Wolfer Brian Simmonds
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House

Dan Giovannoni Charlotte Lane
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How Frogmouth Found Her Home

Ambelin Kwaymullina
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Dreamers Hardback

Ezekiel KwaymullinaSally Morgan
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Timeless

Kelly Canby
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Bush Birds

Helen Milroy
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Nedingar: Ancestors

Isobel Bevis Leanne Zilm
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When I Can Fly

Katie Stewart
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One Wrong Turn

Chenée Marrapodi
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I Am the Mau and other stories

Chemutai Glasheen
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An Unexpected Party

Seth Malacari L.E. AustinShaeden BerryLin BlytheElizabeth BourkeAidan DemmersEmma Di BernardoHenry FarnanJesse GaleaA.R. HendersonAnna JacobsonClover LakeJes LaytonLian LowAlistair OttEm ReadmanLukah RoserAsh TaylorAlexander Te Pohe
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Wongutha Tales

May O’Brien (d.2020)
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Backyard Beasties

Helen Milroy
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Lion Is That You?

Moira Court
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Unlimited Futures: Speculative, Visionary Blak+Black Fiction

Rafeif IsmailEllen van Neerven Afeif IsmailAïsha TrambasAlison WhittakerAmbelin KwaymullinaChemutai GlasheenClaire G. ColemanFlora CholGenevieve GrievesJasmin McGaugheyJasper WyldLaniyukLisa FullerMaree McCarthy YoeluMeleika Gesa-FatafehiMerryana SalemMykaela SaundersSisonke MsimangTuesday AtzingerYirga Gelaw WoldeyesZena CumpstonSterling James Minniecon
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Wombat Can’t Sing

Katie Stewart
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Ninni Yabini

Cheryl Kickett-Tucker Tyrown Waigana
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Alex and the Alpacas Ride Again

Kathryn Lefroy
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The Vexatious Haunting of Lily Griffin

Paula Hayes Katy Jiang
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Owl and Star

Helen Milroy
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Dreamers Board Book

Ezekiel KwaymullinaSally Morgan
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Beneath the Trees

Cristy Burne
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Bella and the Voyaging House

Meg McKinlay Nicholas Schafer
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Backyard Bugs

Helen Milroy
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Shine

Danny ParkerRuth de Vos
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Where Do the Stars Go?

Katie Stewart
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Stellarphant

James Foley
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Mel and Shell

Julia Lawrinson
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Stars in Their Eyes

Jessica WaltonAśka
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Colour Me Board Book

Ezekiel Kwaymullina Moira Court
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Father of the Lost Boys

Yuot A. Alaak
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Goldfields Girl

Elaine Forrestal
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The History of Mischief

Rebecca Higgie
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Little Jiang

Shirley Marr Katy Jiang
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My Place for Younger Readers

Sally Morgan
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Chickensaurus

James Foley
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Let’s Count Wildflowers

Tracey Gibbs
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What Colour Is the Sea?

Katie Stewart
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At the Dog Park

Moira Court
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Backyard Birds

Helen Milroy
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Littlelight

Kelly Canby
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My Superhero Board Book

Chris OwenMoira Court
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Alex and the Alpacas Save the World

Kathryn Lefroy
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Invisible Boys

Holden Sheppard
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Maddie in the Middle

Julia Lawrinson
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The Lost Stone of SkyCity

HM Waugh
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The Wreckers’ Revenge

Norman Jorgensen
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Wombat, Mudlark and Other Stories

Helen Milroy
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Violet and Nothing

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Antarctica

Moira Court
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Rodney

Kelly Canby
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I Love Me Board Book

Sally MorganAmbelin Kwaymullina
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A Fortunate Life for Younger Readers

A.B. Facey (d.1982)
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Boy on a Wire

Jon Doust
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Bush and Beyond: Stories from Country

Tjalaminu MiaJaylon TuckerCheryl Kickett-TuckerJessica Lister
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Meet Me at the Intersection

Rebecca LimAmbelin Kwaymullina Michelle Aung ThinEllen van NeervenAlice PungRafeif IsmailKyle LynchJessica WaltonOlivia MuscatJordi KerrOmar SakrYvette WalkerMelanie RodrigaEzekiel KwaymullinaMimi LeeAmra PajalicGraham AkhurstWendy ChenKelly Gardiner
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Off the Track

Cristy Burne
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In the Lamplight

Dianne WolferBrian Simmonds
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More and More and More

Ian Mutch
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The Hole Story

Kelly Canby
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We All Sleep Board Book

Ezekiel KwaymullinaSally Morgan
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Cyclones and Shadows

Pat DudgeonLaura DudgeonSabrina DudgeonDarlene Oxenham
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Looking Up

Sally Murphy Aśka
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Swimming on the Lawn

Yasmin Hamid
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To the Lighthouse

Cristy Burne
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Dungzilla

James Foley
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Drawn Onward

Meg McKinlay Andrew Frazer
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One Thousand Trees

Kyle Hughes-Odgers
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Colour Me

Ezekiel KwaymullinaMoira Court
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Eagle, Crow and Emu

Gladys MilroyJill Milroy
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Killer Boots

Wendy Jenkins (d.2022)
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Saving Jazz

Kate McCaffrey
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The Smuggler’s Curse

Norman Jorgensen
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Yippee! Summer Holidays

Tjalaminu MiaJessica Lister
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Riddle Gully Secrets

Jen Banyard
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Pandamonia

Chris OwenChris Nixon
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I Love Me

Sally MorganAmbelin Kwaymullina
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After This: Survivors of the Holocaust Speak

Alice Nelson
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Beautiful Monster

Kate McCaffrey
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Bella and the Wandering House

Meg McKinlay Nicholas Schafer
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Dropping In

Geoff Havel
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Sister Heart

Sally Morgan
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At My Door

Deb Fitzpatrick
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Can a Skeleton Have an X-ray?

Kyle Hughes-Odgers
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We All Sleep Paperback

Ezekiel KwaymullinaSally Morgan
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Remembered by Heart

Sally Morgan
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A Cyclone is Coming!

Darlene Oxenham
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Beach Sports Car

Darlene Oxenham
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Crashing Down

Kate McCaffrey
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Darcy Moon and the Deep-fried Frogs

Catherine Carvell
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Lucky Thamu

Cheryl Kickett-TuckerJaylon Tucker
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Riddle Gully Runaway

Jen Banyard
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The Great Cold

Gladys Milroy
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The Magic Fair

Sally Morgan
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Grave of the Roti Men

Geoff Havel
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Badudu Stories

May O’Brien (d.2020) Angela Leaney
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In Your Dreams

Sally MorganBronwyn Bancroft
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My Superhero

Chris OwenMoira Court
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The Last Viking Returns

Norman JorgensenJames Foley
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On a Small Island

Kyle Hughes-Odgers
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Shimmer

Jennifer McBrideLynda Nixon
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Barlay!

Cheryl Kickett-Tucker
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Lilli and Shadow in Trouble

Laura DudgeonSabrina Dudgeon
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The Mimosa Tree

Antonella Preto
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Jake’s Cooking Craze

Ken Spillman Chris Nixon
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The Other Bears

Michael Thompson
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All Monkeys Love Bananas

Sean E. Avery
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Light Horse Boy

Dianne WolferBrian Simmonds
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Creepy & Maud

Dianne Touchell
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Mystery at Riddle Gully

Jen Banyard
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Jake’s Concert Horror

Ken Spillman Chris Nixon
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Ten Tiny Things

Meg McKinlayKyle Hughes-Odgers
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Dress Rehearsal

Zoe Thurner
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Have You Seen Ally Queen?

Deb Fitzpatrick
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Jake’s Balloon Blast

Ken Spillman Chris Nixon
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Lighthouse Girl

Dianne WolferBrian Simmonds
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Lilli and her Shadow

Pat DudgeonLaura Dudgeon
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Wavelength

A.J. Betts
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Jake’s Monster Mess

Ken Spillman Chris Nixon
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Miss Llewellyn-Jones Goes to Town

Elaine ForrestalMoira Court
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Spider Lies

Jen Banyard
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In Ecstasy

Kate McCaffrey
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Shutterspeed

A.J. Betts
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The Two-hearted Numbat

Ezekiel KwaymullinaAmbelin Kwaymullina
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Bawoo Stories

May O’Brien (d.2020)Sue WyattAngela Leaney
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Destroying Avalon

Kate McCaffrey
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No More Borders for Josef

Diana Chase (d.2008)
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Photographs in the Mud

Dianne Wolfer Brian Harrison-Lever
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In Flanders Fields

Norman Jorgensen Brian Harrison-Lever
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A Glassful of Giggles

Elaine Forrestal
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Choices

Dianne Wolfer
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Dan’s Grandpa

Sally MorganBronwyn Bancroft
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A Sausage Went for a Walk

Ellisha MajidPeter Kendall
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Midnight

Mark Greenwood Frané Lessac
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