About this episode

The episode features a conversation with Wiradjuri poet Jazz Money about her children's book focused on friendship and frogs, recorded during NAIDOC Week.

This NAIDOC Week we're celebrating 50 Years of Deadly by having yarns with three deadly artists. Today let's meet our maliyaa, our friend, Jazz Money. She's a Wiradjuri poet and has written a children's book all about friendship... and frogs! This Littler Yarn was recorded on Gadigal land, featuring the real sounds of Gundungurra and Wiradjuri Countries. For more great kids podcasts, download the free ABC listen app (Australia). There you’ll find more kids news podcasts, educational children’s stories and storytelling, podcasts from your favourite characters like Bluey and Hey Duggee and plenty more of the best kids podcasts like Imagine This, Dino Dome and News Time. For all ages from 0–4-year-olds, 5–8-year-olds, 8–10-year-olds, tweens and teens. And you can watch our kids shows on ABC iview and on the ABC Kids and ABC Big Kids channels of YouTube kids.

People in this episode

Guest: Jazz Money

Topics covered

• Indigenous culture
• poetry
• friendship
• children's literature
• NAIDOC Week

Keywords

• Jazz Money
• Wiradjuri
• children's book
• friendship
• frogs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC Australia

Books & works: children's book

Places: Gadigal land, Gundungurra, Wiradjuri Countries, Australia

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