- HONOUR BOOK, 2019 CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, YOUNGER READERS
- FINALIST, 2019 READINGS CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE
- SHORTLISTED, 2019 AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS, SMALL PUBLISHERS' CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR
- SHORTLISTED, 2019 QUEENSLAND LITERARY AWARDS, GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD
- SHORTLISTED, 2019 SPEECH PATHOLOGY AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, EIGHT TO 10 YEARS
- Black Cockatoo is a vignette that follows Mia, a young Aboriginal girl as she explores the fragile connections of family and culture.
- Mia is a 13-year-old girl from a remote community in the Kimberley.
- She is saddened by the loss of her brother as he distances himself from the family.
- She feels powerless to change the things she sees around her, until one day she rescues her totem animal, the dirran black cockatoo, and soon discovers her own inner strength.
- A wonderful small tale on the power of standing up for yourself, culture and ever-present family ties.
