Sally Morgan’s beautiful words and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr’s sensitive artwork combine to make this a unique, distinctive children’s picture book with global appeal. Johnny infuses his illustrations with his fine-art aesthetic and his traditional motifs to bring each page to vivid life.
Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) 2022 Notable Book: Early childhood
Longlisted for the ABIA Book Awards 2022: Small Publishers' Children’s Book of the Year
The River
$27.99
By Sally Morgan
Illustrated by Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr
For ages 3–6
The River takes the reader on a journey of what their eyes can see and their ears can hear. See geen ants crawling, hear frogs croaking, a goanna running, a fish splashing …
Sally Morgan’s beautiful words and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr’s sensitive artwork combine to make this a unique, distinctive children’s picture book with global appeal. Johnny infuses his illustrations with his fine-art aesthetic and his traditional motifs to bring each page to vivid life.
2022 CBCA Notable Book: Early Childhood
Longlisted for the ABIA Book Awards 2022: Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year
This book is used for Shared Story Book Reading in PreLit, and with the Storybook Lessons component of InitiaLit–Foundation.
Availability: 79 in stock
