Author(s): Jasmine Seymour

Australian Picture Books | CBCA 2023 | Alex Park Prizes 2023 | Alex Park - Indigenous titles 2024

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' 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' appeals to the very young, while sharing a deeper message for older readers. A book the whole family can enjoy.