HONOUR BOOK – 2019 Children's Book Council of Australia's (CBCA) Younger Readers Book of the Year
FINALIST – 2019 Readings Children's Book Prize
SHORTLISTED – 2019 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) Small Publishers' Children's Book of the Year
SHORTLISTED – 2019 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year – 8 to 10 Years
SHORTLISTED – 2019 Queensland Literary Awards (Griffith University Children's Book Award)
Black Cockatoo is a vignette that follows Mia, a young Aboriginal girl as she explores the fragile connections of family and culture. Mia is a 13-year-old girl from a remote community in the Kimberley. She is saddened by the loss of her brother as he distances himself from the family. She feels powerless to change the things she sees around her, until one day she rescues her totem animal, the dirran black cockatoo, and soon discovers her own inner strength.
A wonderful small tale on the power of standing up for yourself, culture and ever-present family ties.
About the Author
Carl Merrison, Hakea Huster
About the Book
Paperback
Pages 64
