Helping Little Star by Blaze Kwaymullina and Sally Morgan

Moon warned Little Star not to go near the edge of the Night Sky but Little Star didn't listen. Down he fell, right into a creek! Now how is he going to get back into the sky again? Luckily, Python, Dingo and Kangaroo are there to help but neither can do it on their own.

This is a wonderful story for our youngest readers who are probably already aware of what can happen if you don't listen to the wiser, more experienced grown-ups around them as they begin to push the boundaries to explore the wider world around them. But it is also one of working together to solve a problem as Mother Kangaroo comes up with a solution that involves the help of Python and Dingo.

Well-known Aboriginal writer and illustrator Sally Morgan, a Palyku woman from the eastern Pilbara region of Western Australia, has teamed up with her son to create this story, and indeed, it is the vibrant illustrations in her iconic style that bring it to life, deserving its reprint after 11 years since its first publication. Littlies will enjoy this, perhaps even going outside to see it they can spot Little Star in the night sky, while parents can use it as a reminder if their little one goes too close to the edge.

Themes: Friendship, Australian animals.

Barbara Braxton