using the medium of glass to narrate the colonial trauma and displacement of Australian First Nations people
bestselling author and Surrealist artist Desmond Morris focuses on them as remarkable individuals
This imprint resonates across generations of Australian children who grew up with his imaginative work
and then the discovery of his alien identity
With over a decade of dedication and the publishing expertise of Abrams
Gurawul the Whale pulse 2026 using the medium of glassLONGLISTED, 2025 ASLA DANZ CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS SHORTLISTED, 2024 AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS, SMALL PUBLISHERS' CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER, 2023 WHITLEY BOOK AWARDS, CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND ZOOLOGY More than 70 years ago, the ancient legend of Gurawul the whale was passed down to Yuin Elder Uncle Max Dulumunmun Harrison by his grandfather and uncles. He promised them that one day he would travel to the southern land, Tasmania, and search