Possum Skin Cloak
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Possum Skin Cloak
When you are born, your mother and your aunties wrap you in a possum skin. Your possum skin holds you, and you grow together. It tells who you are and where you come from. It keeps you always in the warmth of belonging.
Possum Skin Cloak by Sue Lawson and Aunty Fay Muir is a poignant exploration of identity and kinship. This beautifully illustrated book delves into the significance of the possum skin cloak within Indigenous cultures, conveying deep connections to ancestry and community.
Through evocative storytelling, Possum Skin Cloak invites readers to appreciate the cultural heritage and traditions that bind us together, fostering a deep sense of belonging and understanding.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781742037226
Publisher: Wild Dog Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 28 July 2026
Country: Australia
Imprint: Wild Dog Books
Illustration: Full colour illustrations
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Leanne Jones
DIMENSIONS
Width: 245.0mm
Height: 245.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Aunty Fay Muir is a senior Boon Wurrung and Wamba Wamba Elder, First Nations community leader and Koori Court Elder. She is a Language Specialist, working as a prison educator in First Nations languages and is a creative language revival consultant and collaborator.
Sue Lawsonโs books have won the Australian Family Therapistsโ Award for Childrenโs Literature and have been short-listed for the Prime Ministerโs Literary Awards and the Childrenโs Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards.
Leanne Jones is a contemporary Indigenous Australian Artist. She is a Dharug, Wirradjuri Nyaampa woman who lives and creates on Dharug Country. She is deeply connected to her Culture, Country and Community and has been creating art from a young age and has won many awards. Her Paintings are Representational, to tell stories of Place, Family, History and Culture.
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