A joyful 16-book collection (eight titles, two copies of each) that introduces young children to Country, culture, language and belonging.

Written by Ros Moriarty and illustrated by Balarinji, Australia's leading Aboriginal-owned design studio, these stories celebrate the natural world through first concepts children are already learning: colours, counting, animals, weather and family. The artwork carries Aboriginal design throughout, and the text is lyrical and made for reading aloud.

What's inside (two copies of each title)

• Splosh for the Billabong
• The Rainbow
• What's That There?
• Summer Rain
• Kangaroos Hop
• Ten Scared Fish
• Who Saw Turtle
• Bush Tracks

Aligned to EYLF Outcome 2: children are connected with and contribute to their world. For children aged 2 to 5.

Sixteen books for $48, RRP $240. That's $3 a book.

Frequently asked questions about Our Country, Our Stories

What books are in Our Country, Our Stories?

Eight titles, with two copies of each: Splosh for the Billabong, The Rainbow, What's That There?, Summer Rain, Kangaroos Hop, Ten Scared Fish, Who Saw Turtle and Bush Tracks.

Who created these books?

They are written by Ros Moriarty and illustrated by Balarinji, Australia's leading Aboriginal-owned design studio, whose artwork appears throughout the collection.

What age is this collection for?

Children aged 2 to 5. The counting and colour titles suit the youngest children, and the lyrical text reads aloud well across the whole early years.

How does this support our program?

Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives is part of the EYLF and the National Quality Standard. This collection gives educators authentic, age-appropriate stories to share, supporting cultural understanding and EYLF Outcome 2 (children are connected with and contribute to their world).

Why two copies of each title?

Sixteen books, two of each of the eight titles, so more children can share and read alongside each other, and so a service has enough to use a title across more than one group.

Do these work as gifts?

Yes. With two copies of each title, it's easy to give a book to every child in a group, which suits graduation and end-of-year gifting, Book Week, and services that give each child a book a month.

How much per book?

The set is $48 for sixteen books, which works out to $3 a book.