The Dunggiirr Brothers and the Caring Song of the Whale

WINNER: 2022 NSW Premier's History Awards, Young People's History Prize
SHORT-LISTED: 2023 Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Children's Literature
SHORT-LISTED: 2023 NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Indigenous Writers' Prize

Welcome to Ngambaa Country on the mid-north coast of New South Wales. I am Aunty Shaa and this is the story of the Koala Brothers, the Dunggiirr Brothers. This is the story of our Country. We live the story of being saved by Dunggiirr and we do a ceremony to keep it alive. It is this story and memory we share with you in this book.

This stunning picture book from the Yandaarra Caring for Country community group, a project led by Gumbaynggirr Elder Aunty Shaa Smith, in association with the University of Newcastle, helps us learn the stories of the mid-north NSW coast. The Dunggiirr Brothers and the Caring Song of the Whale also spreads a welcome and beautiful message of care and understanding to the wider community.