Published by The Indigenous Literacy Foundation, The Moon Story is a stunningly illustrated book, written in Kriol and English by First Nations author Marshia Cook, with illustrations by Cook's son Tamua Nuggett.

Cook's second children's book - her first book, Jarrampa, was published by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation in 2021 - The Moon Story was produced in a workshop in Fitzroy Crossing with Foundation lifetime ambassador Alison Lester, children's author Jane Godwin and designer Lee Burgemeestre.

Cook, a talented author and illustrator, said the story is symbolic of her childhood and upbringing.

"The Moon Story is about a camping spot we use to go every winter time when we were small with our families. It's a nice camping place near that old gum tree telling stories watching the moon rising," she said.

"Writing this story in Kriol helps children understand what the story is all about when they read it and how language is important when telling stories with Elders to our children. And to keep language and culture strong through stories."

Lester said: "I love this book, with its inky black night and luminous moon, how it captures the exciting feeling of being with your family under the shimmering stars. It's a perfect bedtime story."

Godwin said the story brings to life the connection of family as well as several other important themes.

"As Marshia was working on the story with Tamua, she talked about camping out at a favourite place and watching the moon rise. The story brings to life the connection of family, and the beauty and wonder of sleeping under the stars," she said.

Burgemeestre said "it was clear" from the start that Cook "was going to create a beautiful book".

"And when she and Tamua sat together and started the illustrations on black paper I was particularly excited. Imagine a book of black pages where that lovely pearly moon shone through and onto the landscape," the designer said.

"I began designing the pages as the illustrations were taking place, reversing out the text from the black backgrounds and adding the delicate white line drawings in among the textural paintings.

"During the end of the design process, I digitally superimposed my own snapshots of Marshia's pearly moons over the final scans to capture the light that we saw on them as she painted them in the workshop."

A QR code on the book allows readers to listen along to the story as they read. The Moon Story by Marshia Cook is published by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.

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