1. Camping
2. Children as artists
3. Children as authors
4. Families
5. Fishing
6. Humour

This simple humorous tale tells of the creator’s experience of going camping and fishing with his Dad and brother at Giru. They cook sausages and roast marshmallows over the fire and stay up late. Overnight it rains and it was pretty muddy but they went fishing anyway and with great success, catching a barramundi, a shark and some mudcrabs.

When they try to leave their car gets bogged and both boys fall over in the mud pushing it out. The story ends happily however as they return home, clean-off the mud and enjoy a feast of fish and crabs that they share with everybody. The simple, colourful illustrations in watercolour and crayon add greatly to this happy, if muddy tale of a family fishing trip.

Series : A Little Black Book

Brandon was part of a group of young people who attended an after school workshop at the Thuringowa Library in Townsville. There they worked with library staff and Indigenous mentors from Black Inc Press.
Brandon was born in Mount Isa, Qld and was in Year 8 at Ryan Catholic College in Townsville when he wrote this book. Ryan’s father is from Gnowangerup in Western Australia and was part of the Stolen Generation, his mother is from Normanton in Far North Queensland.

1. Haughton River – Fishing Spots https://www.fishingspots.com.au/s/haughton-river/
2. Camping in Australia –The best places https://www.kidspot.com.au/features/v3/nd-421/best-places-to-take-your-family-camping-in-australia/
3. Catching fish in the Haughton River, Giru Queensland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl5OTwHH6sE