Darug Children's Picture Books

Darug author, Jasmine Seymour, has created two masterpieces in her two latest books released last year - Baby Business and Coorr Mittigar. Both are must-haves for the classroom, particularly if you are Sydney based.

Warm smoke from the fire on your mouth. Keep our language on your tongue. Our words are the song of our ancestors and show the pathway to Dreaming.

Baby Business tells the story of a Darug baby smoking ceremony that welcomes baby to country. The smoke is a blessing – it will protect the baby and remind them that they belong. This beautiful ritual is recounted in a way young children will completely relate to and is enhanced by gentle illustrations.

 Cooee Mittigar, meaning Come Here Friend, is an invitation to yana (walk), on Darug Country. It is a story on Darug Songlines, introducing children and adults-alike to Darug Nura (Country) and language.

Greeted by Mulgo, the black swan, readers are welcomed to Nura. Journeying through the seasons, Mulgo describes the land, skyscape, birds, animals and totems. It is a gentle guide to how Darug people read the seasons, knowing when it is time to hunt and time to rest. It is also an appeal to remember, offering new ways of seeing and reading the lands of the surrounding Sydney region.

With Darug language interspersed with English throughout both books, these are a wonderful way to share in Darug culture.

Cooee mittigar. Tread softly on our lands.                                 

Know that this dreaming was here. Is still here.                          

Will be forever.

https://www.rileycallieresources.com.au/childrensbooks/cooee-mittigar