Jirrbal Rainforest Dreamtime Stories

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Summary: Embodying life in the rainforest
Review: Maisie "Yarrcali" Barlow's Jirrbal: Rainforest Dreamtime Stories is a wonderful children's picturebook of traditional folktales told by an elder of the Jirrbal people of Ravenshoe, Far North Queensland. Embodying life in the rainforest, these tales are whimsically illustrated by Michael "Boiyool" Anning with simplistic color artwork and enhanced by a follow-up section that tells young readers what it's like to grow up among the Jirrbal, and a brief Jirrbal-English glossary. Jirrbal: Rainforest Dreamtime Stories is especially recommended for school and community library picturebook folktale collections.