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Teeny Weeny Yikiyikini

By Gregg Dreise
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Teeny Weeny Yikiyikini is sad. He has lost his family. Join him on his adventure across the Tiwi Islands to find them. Read More
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Teeny Weeny Yikiyikini is sad. He has lost his family. Join him on his adventure across the Tiwi Islands to find them.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781923456662

Publisher: Indigenous Literacy Foundation

Format: Board book

Date Published: 14 July 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Indigenous Literacy Foundation

DIMENSIONS

Width: 169.0mm

Height: 169.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 11

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About the Author

Teeny Weeny Yikiyikini is a Community Literacy Project and was produced in a writing workshop at Milikapiti School on Melville Island, part of the Tiwi Islands group, facilitated by ILF ambassador and author Gregg Dreise. The student creators who worked with Gregg on this book were: Jessabriella Brown, Dannieka Braybon, Alice Daniels, Gary Lee, Elizabeth Heenan-Daniels, Andreisha Tipungwuti, Winifred Puruntatameri, Tyler Assan, Hilda Moreen, Katie Austral, Edward Darcy, Logan Austral and Eleanor Lorenzo.

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