Aussie Kids Books

Tell Me Why is a raw, heartbreaking, yet ultimately uplifting account of singer/songwriter Archie Roach’s life. Archie was forcibly removed from his family as a young child and placed in various foster homes, until he came to live with the Cox family. Here Archie came to know love and stability – but everything changed one day when he was 14 and received a letter that would tear apart everything he had believed to be true about his life and his identity. This memoir takes us

‘Cheeky Dogs: To Lake Nash and Back’ is an illustrated memoir by deaf artist Dion Beasley, who has beautifully captured life in a remote Australian community through story and art. As well as being deaf, Dion has muscular dystrophy, so he zips around on his scooter to feed and play with the various dogs who inhabit the area. Dion’s poetic stories and recollections of growing up in a remote community are full of humour, playfulness and heartbreak. We observe, through the inter