AustLit

'Violet and her Granna live in the bush. Every morning, they wake up before the sun and go to catch all the colours as they appear on the horizon. When Granna gets sick, Violet decides to colour catch on her own... and discovers that colours can be found everywhere, even in your imagination.'(Publication summary)

'In My Own Skin tells the story of Aboriginal woman Elliana Lawford’s moving tale about shedding her cultural shame. In inky blue animation, we travel with Elliana through her childhood on Awabakal land, across tumultuous schoolyard politics and upward to Darwin, where Eliana is confronted by the very thing she’s been trying to outrun.'

Source: NT Travelling Film Festival (http://www.nttravellingfilmfestival.com/2020-films). (Sighted: 11/5/2021)

'Meet deaf artist, Dion Beasley, and the people he calls family. Dodging road trains by day and giant blue monsters at night, Dion weaves his way through life on an electric scooter, collecting rocks and dogs to make art. In his dreams, he sees animals from overseas and his mother's country, Lake Nash, but every morning, without fail, he puts on his favourite socks and gets ready to feed the dogs. Is it time yet?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'In this lively follow-up to Too Many Cheeky Dogs, the camp is invaded by all kinds of cheeky feral animals who are finally chased away by the resident cheeky dogs.

'At Canteen Creek where we live, there are cheeky dogs everywhere. But when the cheeky goats, donkeys, buffaloes and camels make mischief in the camp, the dogs just lie there - until those pesky animals really go too far. Then the cheeky camp dogs roar into action!' (Publication summary)

'Mandeitaim aibin wok la main anti kemp en yu sabi wanim aibin luk?

'On Monday I went to my auntie's house and guess what I saw? ONE yellow cheeky dog sleeping on the floor.'

So begins this lively, cheeky story set in a remote Indigenous community, moving through colours, numbers and days of the week to the dog-packed final page.' (Publisher's blurb)