Ask Aunty: Seasons is an educational picture book for children aged 5 to 10 years that introduces First Nations seasonal calendars.
For First Nations People, the seasons don’t change when the calendar does.
Instead, they look for changes in plants, animals, water, weather and the stars to mark the start of a new season.
Aunty Munya explains how there are six seasons on her Country.
Mankal is the rainy season, bringing strong winds from the ocean, while Barrgan is the season when bush fruits are most plentiful.
An Elder from the Kimberley region of Western Australia, Aunty Munya is the co-director of Evolve Communities, through which she runs cultural awareness training programs.
To engage the Evolve audience in a fun and accessible way, Aunty Munya creates ‘Ask Aunty’ videos for the website and TikTok channel, translating words from the Bardi language and discussing cultural knowledge.
Aunty Munya brings this engaging information to the pages of Ask Aunty: Seasons.
With illustrations by Charmaine Ledden-Lewis, Ask Aunty: Seasons encourages all readers to develop a deeper connection with the land, waters, and sky.
Ask Aunty: Seasons is the first in a planned series of children’s books by Aunty Munya.
