Age range 4+‘Welcome home lost children To land singing you back home Listen to its language Learn how to speak its song’From the award-winning creator of Baby Business (2019) and Cooee Mittigar (2019) comes a stunning bilingual story of healing and belonging. Told in English and Darug, Open Your Heart to Country – Walamami budbud mgurragu is a moving account of reconnection to Country from a First Nations perspective. Sharing the nourishing power of returning home and being immersed in the language of Country, this picture book invites readers to reflect on the importance of place, not only for First Nations’ peoples but for everyone. With exquisite illustrations and soft, lilting text, Open Your Heart to Country – Walamami budbud mgurragu appeals to the very young, while sharing a deeper message for older readers. A book the whole family can enjoy.
