Yanga Mother

Yanga Mother

by Cheryl Leavy

Illustrated by Christopher Bassi

Published by UQP (University of Queensland Press)
ISBN 9780702268311

In this heartwarming story of a mother's enduring love we follow the kangaroo and it's mother iIntertwining the core message that wherever the young may go or roam or are taken, they will find messages to remind them of their home and mother's love.

I suggest that you read "A Message for Older Readers" at the back of the book for the true meaning and understanding behind the thoughtful messages in this picture book for ages 4+ years.

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The story about a grey kangaroo and her joey, relating to the heart felt story of the Stolen Generations and the unbreakable bonds of family.is told in Kooma and English. There is a handy abridged dictionary for the words used under Sharing Language, but readers will easily be able to understand and perhaps practice saying this words as part of the illustration on each opening spread.

It is a loving, gentle and beautifully illustrated picture book of culture, language and resilience using the colours of the land and sky.

The Author

Cheryl Leavy is from the Kooma and Nguri Nations in western and central Queensland. She is an award-winning poet and writer who loves to tell stories that celebrate First Nations culture, history and Country. Yanga Mother is her first picture book.. Cheryl loves her job as a writer because it gives her endless opportunities to work with friends to make beautiful books together.

The illustrator

Christopher Bassi is an artist of Meriam, Yupungathi and British descent. Working with archetypal models of representational painting, his work engages with the medium as sociological and historical text and as a means to address issues surrounding cultural identity, alternative genealogies, and colonial legacies in Australia and the South Pacific.

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