The Rainbow Serpent

This was a winner of the Australian Picture Book of the Year award in 1976 and has probably founs a place in many school and public libraries. deservedly so.

It is a Dreaming story – an Aboriginal Creation story. It should be as available, particularly in Australia, as stories of Noah’s Ark, and The Garden of Eden might be.

The illustrations are magnificent, and capture the ochres and reds of the internal landscape, the green of the gum trees. The text is accessible for young children (about 4 and up).