Jasmine Seymour Jasmine Seymour i(15602885 works by)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Dharug / Daruk / Darug
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BiographyHistory

'Jasmine Seymour is a Darug woman and a descendant of Maria Lock, daughter of Yarramundi, the Boorooberongal elder who met Governor Phillip on the banks of the Hawkesbury in 1791. Maria was the first Aboriginal woman to be educated by the Blacktown Native Institute. She was married to carpenter and convict, Robert Lock and their union resulted in thousands of descendants who can all trace their Darug heritage back past Yarramundi.

'It is Jasmine’s wish that through her books, everyone will know that the Darug mob are still here, still strong. Jasmine is a primary school teacher in the Hawkesbury area of NSW.'

Source: Magabala Books.

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Open Your Heart to Country Broome : Magabala Books , 2022 24479574 2022 single work picture book children's

'Welcome home lost children
To land singing you back home
Listen to its language
Learn how to speak its song'

'From the award-winning creator of Baby Business (2019) and Cooee Mittigar (2019) comes a stunning bilingual story of healing and belonging.

'Told in English and Dharug, Open Your Heart to Country is a moving account of reconnection to Country from a First Nations perspective. Sharing the nourishing power of returning home and being immersed in the language of Country, this picture book invites readers to reflect on the importance of place, not only for First Nations' peoples but for everyone.

'With exquisite illustrations and soft, lilting text, Open Your Heart to Country appeals to the very young, while sharing a deeper message for older readers. A book the whole family can enjoy.' (Publication summary)

2023 winner Prime Minister's Literary Awards Children's Fiction
2023 shortlisted The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature Karajia Award
2023 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Indigenous Writer's Prize
2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Picture Book
y separately published work icon Open Your Heart to Country Broome : Magabala Books , 2022 24479574 2022 single work picture book children's

'Welcome home lost children
To land singing you back home
Listen to its language
Learn how to speak its song'

'From the award-winning creator of Baby Business (2019) and Cooee Mittigar (2019) comes a stunning bilingual story of healing and belonging.

'Told in English and Dharug, Open Your Heart to Country is a moving account of reconnection to Country from a First Nations perspective. Sharing the nourishing power of returning home and being immersed in the language of Country, this picture book invites readers to reflect on the importance of place, not only for First Nations' peoples but for everyone.

'With exquisite illustrations and soft, lilting text, Open Your Heart to Country appeals to the very young, while sharing a deeper message for older readers. A book the whole family can enjoy.' (Publication summary)

2023 winner Prime Minister's Literary Awards Children's Fiction
2023 shortlisted The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature Karajia Award
2023 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Indigenous Writer's Prize
2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Picture Book
y separately published work icon Family Broome : Magabala Books , 2020 19537845 2020 single work picture book children's 'Family
Heart and home
Yarning old people
Endless sky

'Family is a thoughtful contemplation for all to learn the different ways that family makes us whole. This beautifully illustrated children's picture book shows everyone that 'family' can be about heart and home; an endless sky; stories and songs. It  'learns' us how to be with each other and with Country. Families come in all shapes and sizes, and this remarkably simple story teaches us all, that family can be many things.' (Publication summary)

2021 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Small Publishers' Children's Book of the Year
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