Being Indy by

This is a story of trying to fit in, and discovering the true worth of being yourself. There was no finer place to live than on North Mountain. Folks came from everywhere wanting to live there including Indy. But the mountain was ruled by Percival, and he had rules. He didn’t let anyone in. Set in Estee Sarsfield’s bold and surprising world of playgrounds, big hair and defiant colour, Zoe Gaetjen’s insightful and heartfelt text charts Indy’s journey to independence. AGES: 4 plus AUTHOR: Zoe Gaetjens is a children’s and young adult author living and working on Dharug Country. Her board book Little Angler was short listed as a Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year in 2024. Zoe is a high school English teacher who loves trading book recommendations and believes there’s always a place for independent thought and creativity. Estee Sarsfield is an illustrator, designer and educator living on Dharug and Gundungurra lands in the Blue Mountains, with a cat who thinks he is a dinosaur. This is her first picture book.

01 Oct 2025
 

Being Indy by ISBN 9781923044517