NOTABLES – 2020 CBCA Picture Book of the Year Book Award
SHORTLISTED – SPEECH PATHOLOGY AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS (Three to 5 Years)
Warm smoke from the fire on your mouth. Keep our language on your tongue. Our words are the song of our ancestors and show the pathway to Dreaming.
Baby Business tells the story of a Darug baby smoking ceremony that welcomes baby to country. The smoke is a blessing – it will protect the baby and remind them that they belong. This beautiful ritual is recounted in a way young children will completely relate to and is enhanced by gentle illustrations.
Darug language words are integrated throughout, with a glossary at the back. Central to this stunning book is a message of connection to Country and the need to care for it.
