Baby Business

Author(s): Jasmine Seymour

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Baby Business tells the story of the baby smoking ceremony that welcomes baby to country. The smoke is a blessing -- it will protect the baby and remind them that they belong. This beautiful ritual is recounted in a way young children will completely relate to. Jasmine Seymour is a Darug woman and a descendant of Maria Lock, daughter of Yarramundi, the Boorooberongal Elder who had met Governor Phillip on the banks of the Hawkesbury in 1791. It is Jasmine's wish that through her books, everyone will know that the Darug mob are still here, still strong. Jasmine is a primary school teacher in the Hawkesbury area of NSW.


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CBCA 2020 Shortlist:CBCA Award for New Illustrator

CBCA Review:Jasmine Seymour's visual style feels primal and sophisticated at the same time. The scribbled white lines provide atmospheric effects. The suggestion of smoke is truly a delightful method with the suggestion of the smoke shifting and changing achieved with the appearance of blurred strokes. Also deftly handled are the nuanced skin tones, the varied clothes of the women and the rich honeycomb of the bees. Although the artworks are digital, they show excellence in the illusion of different art types. There is a lovely connection between traditional and ethereal realism. The simple two dimensional colour of the women draws them out of the background. This is how we come to understand culture, through line, texture and colour, as well as through language.

General Fields

  • : 9781925768671
  • : Magabala Books
  • : Magabala Books
  • : May 2019
  • : length:- '25' width:- '25'
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Jasmine Seymour
  • : Hardback
  • : New Illustrator
  • : 32
  • : YBC