K. Langloh Parker (1856–1940)

It wasn’t ideal listening to this as an audiobook. I needed a glossary to understand a lot of the terminology. I didn’t enjoy most of the stories as there was a lot of violence, which certainly made them unsuitable for children. My favourite story was Mayrah, the Wind That Blows the Winter Away, which was a simple story about the changing seasons. It would make a lovely picture book.

The content of this book was marvelous. It collected a series of Australian aboriginal folktales, transcribed from oral accounts. The low rating largely comes from my lack of background in that field and the difficulty I had with the language therein. A lot of native language was used, and although the words were defined in the glossary in the back, it was a trying experience constantly flipping through to attempt to garner a better understanding of the content.