1. Accidents
2. Animals
3. Art techniques
4. Cooperation
5. Country
6. Courage
7. Danger
8. Dingoes
9. Dreams
10. Endpapers
11. Helpfulness
12. Kindness
13. Visual literacy

Dingo experiences a recurring dream involving an unfamiliar voice calling out for help from a dark hole. Eager to find the source of the call, Dingo searches far and wide, eventually ending up on the Country of his childhood that has been abandoned by all dingoes. As his Country calls for him, Dingo’s dream intensifies, leading him to find the stranger stuck at the bottom of a ravine. Dingo calls upon the Bush Mob to work together and rescue the stranger. Once free, the stranger is revealed to be Tassa the Tasmanian Devil, who was on his way to visit friends when he was attacked by a cat and in trying to escape, fell down the ravine. The Bush Mob show kindness to Tassa, caring for him until he is strong enough to make the journey back to his home. This journey prompts Dingo to return to his home Country where he sings the songs of his childhood, reuniting all the dingoes back on their Country.

‘Dingo’s Dream’ is not only a story of the importance of collaboration to solve a problem, but a reminder to never forget where you came from and who you are. The book is divided into five sections: ‘Dingoes Dream,’ ‘The Rescue,’ ‘Tassa Shares His Story,’ ‘Going Home,’ and an epilogue. The book’s format and length provides the perfect transition to chapter books for younger readers who are seeking longer texts. The story is prefaced with an introduction to the series and introduces the characters to the reader. It also invites the reader to search for other animals within the books illustrations.

The illustrations beautifully capture the different landscapes found on the Bush Mob’s Country, with dot patterns embedded throughout. The animals’ features are soft and endearing, giving them a tender quality. A standout within the illustrations is the sky as it changes from day to night with vibrant sunset hues as Dingo returns to his childhood Country. The endpapers show a birds-eye view of the Bush Mob’s Country, similar to the map created by Dingo and Platypus within the story.

Dr Helen Milroy is a descendant of the Palyku people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. She is Australia’s first Indigenous Doctor and is currently a Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Western Australia.

‘Dingo’s Dream’ is the first book in the second Tales from the Bush Mob series. Other titles within the first series include Willy-Willy Wagtail , The Emu Who Ran Through the Sky , The Sweetest Egg of All , The Cockatoo Wars, Mysterious Mole & Old Croc , and Bush Mob Counting. All the books within the series follow the same theme of using team work to solve problems.

1. Magabala Books. Dingo’s Dream https://www.magabala.com/products/dingos-dream
2. Magabala Books Teacher Notes by Christina Wheeler for ‘Dingo’s Dream’ by Helen Milroy https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0092/5043/9268/files/Dingo_s_Dream-Magabala_Teacher_Notes.pdf?v=1769773832
3. ReadPlus, 16 December 2025. ‘Dingo's Dream by Helen Milroy’ review by Kathryn Beilby. https://www.readplus.com.au/reviews/dingos-dream
4. Reading Time 5 February 2026. Kevin Brophy reviews ‘Dingo’s Dream (Tales from the Bush Mob #6)’ https://readingtime.cbca.org.au/dingos-dream-tales-from-the-bush-mob-6/
5. Helen Milroy https://www.helenmilroy.com/
6. Australian Museum. Dingo https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/dingo/
7. Australian Museum. Tasmanian Devil https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/tasmanian-devil/