Your October Audiobook is available NOW!

View this email in your browser

The Australian Children's Laureate Foundation is proud to partner with Bolinda BorrowBox to bring you a very special collection of free audiobooks.

Every month, we will feature a new author and audiobook on our website, showcasing the incredible diversity of talent in Children's Literature.

Click here for your OCTOBER audiobook

CATCHING TELLER CROW

by Ambelin Kwaymullina and Azekiel Kwaymullina

Nothing's been the same for Beth Teller since she died. Her dad, a detective, is the only one who can see and hear her – and he's drowning in grief. But now they have a mystery to solve together. Who is Isobel Catching, and what's her connection to the fire that killed a man? What happened to the people who haven't been seen since the fire? As Beth unravels the mystery, she finds a shocking story lurking beneath the surface of a small town, and a friendship that lasts beyond one life and into another.

Written by: Ambelin Kwaymullina & Azekiel Kwaymullina
Narrated by: Miranda Tapsell

Told in two unforgettable voices, this gripping audiobook interweaves themes of grief, colonial history, violence, love and family.

Recommended for 15+

QUESTIONS WITH THE AUTHORS

Q1. Why did you write this book?

My brother and I wrote this book to speak to the strength of generations of Aboriginal women.

Q2. What challenges did you face?

Writing in verse form which is very difficult! It's a lot easier to say things with more words than with less words.

Q3. Why are audiobooks important?

Audiobooks give people another way to experience books; to be invited into other worlds through spoken words.

Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullina are a brother–sister team of Aboriginal writers who come from the Palyku people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Ambelin Kwaymullina is the author/illustrator of a number of award-winning picture books and a young adult speculative fiction series called The Tribe. She is an academic at the Law School at the University of Western Australia and a commentator on diversity in children’s literature. She likes murder mysteries and sci-fi and is addicted to streaming television shows.

Ezekiel Kwaymullina has written numerous picture books and short novels. Catching Teller Crow is his first young adult novel. Ezekiel is currently studying a PhD in creative writing at the University of Western Australia. He likes video games and anime.

Ambelin and Ezekiel come from a family of writers and artists who often work together and Ambelin and Ezekiel have worked together before on a number of short novels and picture books. Catching Teller Crow is their first joint young adult novel. They believe in the power of storytelling to create a more just world.

DID YOU KNOW?

Listening to audiobooks increases motivation by

67%

Source Bolinda: www.audiopub.org/sound-learning

Bolinda is a world-leading audiobook and technology company. Entrepreneurial by nature, their mission is to serve the world and inspire people to live their best lives through the power of storytelling.

BorrowBox is a digital library experience that gives readers and listeners access to thousands of eBooks and eAudiobooks for free, with nothing more than a quick download and the details on their library card.

For more ACLF updates you can:

Tell friends about the ACLF Newsletter (scroll to the bottom of our homepage)
Follow the ACLF on Facebook, on Twitter at @OzLaureate, or on Instagram and share your work with the monthly calendar themes
The ACLF's vision is to enrich the lives of young Australians through the power of story. We cannot do this without help. Consider making a tax-deductible donation

We're constantly looking to improve the content and resources we produce as part of the Australian Children's Laureate Foundation. If you have any feedback we'd love to hear from you.
Many thanks – the Australian Children's Laureate team.