Alton Walley

About The Author

Alton Walley is a Whadjuck, Wilman, Kaneang Nyoongar man from the south-west of Western Australia. He has been a part of the Middar dance group since he could walk, performing locally, nationally and internationally. Alton’s passion for his culture and the arts led him to write his first book, Chunyart and the Cheeky parrot, while working a cadetship with Kings Park and Botanical Gardens as part of his degree at Murdoch University in Perth.

Books by Alton Walley

Yonga and Waitch
By Alton Walley
Illustrated by John Walley

Yonga the Kangaroo and Waitch the Emu have been good friends for a very long time. But Waitch has slowly started to grow envious of Yonga’s beautiful snowy white coat. On a sweltering hot day Wiatch comes up with a devious plan to get Yonga’s coat all for itself!

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