A stunning picture book about a little girl and her daily life amid the changing seasons on Ngaanyatjarra Country in Western Australia.
This is me. I live on the country my family walked for generations before me. Mum said I was born in Pirriya-
Pirriya time, when the sweet flowers were growing ...
Every season brings something special.
Rain, Wind, Fire, Sun.
My Country changes, but it's always home.
Author Information
Daisy Tjuparntarri Ward is a respected elder of the Warakurna Community and Ngaanyatjarra people of WA.
She has been a cultural and community leader with the Ngaanyatjarra Lands School for many years, a director on
the NPY Women's Council, an advocate against domestic violence, a qualified translator, artist and sought-after
storyteller. Daisy was painted for the 2019 Archibald Portrait Prize by David Darcy, which won the People's
Choice Award. Daisy also received the WA Department of Education Woman of Achievement Award in 2019. Daisy is passionate about young people learning their culture and language, and advocates strongly for Yarnangu in the Central Desert region of Australia.
