Auntie Joy Murphy. Welcome to Country: A Traditional Aboriginal Ceremony. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2016.
Welcome to the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri People. We are part of this land and the land is part of us. This is where we come from. Wominjeka Wurundjeri balluk yearmenn koondee bik. Welcome to Country. Aunty Joy Wandin Murphy is a most respected senior Wurundjeri elder of the Kulin alliance. This is a very accessible welcome that introduces and gives meaning and explanation within the text to the customs and symbols of Indigenous Australia.
Aboriginal communities across Australia have boundaries that are defined by mountain ranges and waterways. Traditionally, to cross these boundaries or enter community country you needed permission from the neighbouring community. When this permission was granted the ceremony now called Welcome to Country took place. Each community had its own way of welcoming to country, and they still do today.

Auntie Joy Murphy. Wilam:A Birrarung Story. AU, Walker Books Australia, 2019.
In this stunning picture book beautifully given form by Indigenous artist Lisa Kennedy, respected Elder Aunty Joy Murphy and Yarra Riverkeeper Andrew Kelly tell the story of one day in the life of the vital, flourishing Birrarung (Yarra river).

Dickson, John, illustrated by Bern Emmerichs. The Good, the Bad and the Silly. Berbay Publishing, 2019.
The Good, the Bad and the Silly is a taste of the intriguing history of Australia to alert young readers of the storytelling treasures to be unearthed in Australia’s settlement history.

Langton, Marcia. Welcome to Country: An Introduction to our First Peoples for Young Australians. Explore Australia, 2019.
Written by one of Australia’s most prominent Indigenous voices, Welcome to Country is essential reading for every young Australian. The chapters cover prehistory, post-colonial history, language, kinship, knowledge, art, performance, storytelling, native title, the Stolen Generations, making a rightful place for First Australians and looking to the future for Indigenous Australia. This book is for the new Australian generations and works towards rectifying the wrongs of this country’s past.

Morgan, Sally. Remembered by Heart. Fremantle Press, 2014.
A collection of powerful, true stories of Aboriginal life, this anthology brings together 15 memoirs of growing up Aboriginal in Australia. It includes works from Kim Scott, Australia's first indigenous Miles Franklin winner, bestselling author Sally Morgan, and the critically acclaimed artist, author, and activist Bronwyn Bancroft. These true stories of adolescence are as diverse as they are moving, and offer readers insight into the pain, humor, grief, hope, and pride that makes up Indigenous experiences.

One Arm Point Remote Community School. Our World: Bardi Jaawi Life at Ardiyooloon. Magabala Books, 2010.
Ardiyooloon is home to the Bardi Jaawi people and sits at the end of a red dirt road at the top of the Dampier Peninsula, 200 km north of Broome in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. This vibrant book is bursting with life and activity and takes readers inside the lives of the children of a remote Indigenous community.

Pascoe, Bruce. Young, Dark Emu: A Truer History. Magala Books, 2019.
Using the accounts of early European explorers, colonists and farmers, Bruce Pascoe compellingly argues for a reconsideration of the hunter-gatherer label for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians. He allows the reader to see Australia as it was before Europeans arrived – a land of cultivated farming areas, productive fisheries, permanent homes, and an understanding of the environment and its natural resources that supported thriving villages across the continent. Young Dark Emu - A Truer History asks young readers to consider a different version of Australia's history pre-European colonization.