Aunty's Wedding | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories

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y Aunty's Wedding single work picture book children's

Authors:agent Miranda Tapsell /specialistDatasets/BlackWords , Joshua Tyler .
Illustrator: Samantha Fry /specialistDatasets/BlackWords

Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 Aunty's Wedding

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'A Tiwi-Island girl prepares for Aunty's wedding with help from her maningawu in this vibrant picture book by the popular actor and writers of Top End Wedding and the highly acclaimed illustrator of Alfred's War.

'Everyone on the island is getting ready for Aunty's wedding.

'Maningawu puts on her best hat and I can wear a wurrijinga in my hair. Lucky!

'We all dress up, but I still don't understand. Why do people have a wedding?

'A warm family story that celebrates love and culture from actor, activist, writer and Australian sweetheart, Miranda Tapsell, and Joshua Tyler, co-writer of Top End Wedding, lushly illustrated by Samantha Fry.' (Publication summary)