Ambelin Kwaymullina

"However this ends, you're probably going to find out some things about me, and they're not nice things. But, Ash, even after you know, do you think you could remember the good? And whatever you end up discovering - try to think of me kindly. If you can." Ember Crow is missing. To find her friend, Ashala Wolf must control...

From the award-winning Indigenous author-illustrator Ambelin Kwaymullina comes a wonderful story about having the courage to overcome fear and embrace change. There was once a caterpillar who lived all alone. Everything around Caterpillar seemed large and strange, and she was full of fear. Determined to escape any possible danger, Caterpillar hides away in the safety of her chrysalis. There, she...

From the award-winning Indigenous author-illustrator Ambelin Kwaymullina comes an uplifting tale about self-worth and the importance of helping others while honouring your unique strengths. There was once a crow who lived in a tree by a waterhole. Each morning, she stared into the water and saw another crow staring back. Crow thought Crow-in-the-waterhole was the most wonderful bird she had...

From Aboriginal writer and illustrator Ambelin Kwaymullina, How Frogmouth Found Her Home is a strikingly illustrated picture book about celebrating differences and the importance of home. A brand new edition of a much-loved classic from First Nations creator Ambelin Kwaymullina. Frogmouth isn't like the other birds. She doesn't want to live in the trees. Frogmouth is in search of something...

Unique and vibrant, I Love Me is a beautifully illustrated children's picture book about acceptance and individuality. From award-winning creators Sally Morgan and Ambelin Kwaymullina comes a joyous story about self-esteem. Written with bouncy prose and riotous colour, this picture book is a delight to share with young readers. Using rhyme, rhythm, and repetition, I Love Me teaches small children...

A gripping YA fantasy novel featuring a deadly contest for the crown, a heroine determined to right the wrongs done to her people, and a smouldering love story that could change everything. Liar's Test is a fast-paced, intricately woven fantasy novel with an unforgettable heroine inspired by the strength and power of Aboriginal women. Seven will come. Two will die....

Age range 6 to 9 Billie wants the blue bike and she asks her Mum to buy it for her, but her Mum has no money to spend on a bike. She asks Uncle Jack and he won't give her the money either, but he will help her save up to buy the bike herself. She can work for him...

WINNER: 2019 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, Young Adult Nothing's been the same for Beth Teller since she died. Her dad, a detective, is the only one who can see and hear her - and he's drowning in grief. But now they have a mystery to solve together. Who is Isobel Catching, and what's her connection to the fire that killed...

Girls can do anythingWho says girls can't fly?Stretch out your armsAim for your dreamsBelieve in your wingsBreathe in the skyFly high Who says girls can't fly? Girls Can Fly is an inspirational, young teen book from award-winning Aboriginal writer and artist Sally Morgan and her equally talented daughter Ambelin. Together they have written short, poignant sayings full of advice that...

From award-winning creators Sally Morgan and Ambelin Kwaymullina comes a joyous story about self-esteem. Written with bouncy prose and using riotous colour, this picture book is a delight to share with young readers. Using rhyme, rhythm and repetition, I Love Me teaches small children to love themselves just the way they are. Unique and vibrant, I Love Me is a...

A beautiful story of how Mother Nature helps a lost girl find her way back to her family. Now in paperback! The girl had lost her way. She had wandered away from the Mothers, the Aunties and the Grandmothers, from the Fathers and the Uncles and the Grandfathers. Who will show her the way home?

Palyku author Ambelin Kwaymullina's critically beloved trilogy is collected for the first time in an exciting boxset. Join Ashala Wolf, Ember Crow, and Georgie Spider as they use their powers to resist an oppressive government, protect their tribe of outcasts and the sentient forest that hides them, and race to save the world in this sharply written dystopia woven with...

The Two-Hearted Numbat is an uplifting tale about identity, perfect for younger readers. A beautiful First Nations picture book from the award-winning brother-sister team Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullina. There was once a numbat who had two hearts. Numbat's first heart was a feather, and when he wore it he felt soft and gentle. His second heart was a stone, and...

Numbat has two hearts - one made of stone and one made of feather. His stone heart makes him strong and powerful, while his feather heart makes him soft and gentle. When having more than one heart becomes troublesome for him, Numbat feels he must choose which one to keep. After evaluating the pros and cons of each heart, Numbat...

The Reckoning destroyed civilisation and humanity has had to rise from the ashes. But there are now people with abilities—Flyers, Firestarters, Rumblers...and society is scared of them. The government calls them Illegals. The Tribe 1: The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf follows Ashala Wolf as she protects a group of Illegals. They hide together in the Firstwood, and she'll do anything...

A storm was stretching out across futures to swallow everything in nothing, and it was growing larger, which meant it was getting nearer... The Tribe 3: The Foretelling of Georgie Spider unveils Georgie Spider's prophecy of the world's end, with Ashala Wolf being the only one who can stop it. However, Georgie has also foreseen Ashala's death. As the world...

*Longlisted for the 2021 ABIAs: Small Publishers' Adult Book of the Year*You are on Indigenous lands,swimming in Indigenous waters,looking up at Indigenous skies.Living on Stolen Land is a prose-styled look at our colonial-settler 'present'. This book is the first of its kind to address and educate a broad audience about the colonial contextual history of Australia, in a highly original...

Belonging is a First Nations poetic reflection on Country and the everlasting ties that bind us. A lyrical narrative full of the eternal interconnectedness of our families: land, water, sky, earth, space, time, story and language. Belonging shows us how to be here, to listen, and to care for connections between people and place. It shows we must respect what...