| The Giant Devil Dingo | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Dick Roughsey |
| Illustrator | Dick Roughsey |
| Cover artist | Dick Roughsey |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Aboriginal Australians - Folklore. Legends - Queensland - Cape York Peninsula. Dingo - Folklore. |
| Genre(s) | children, legends |
| Publisher | Collins, Sydney |
| Publication date | 1973 |
| Pages | 34 (Hardback) |
| ISBN | 0170064700 |
The Giant Devil Dingo (1973) is a picture book for children by Dick Roughsey. It describes how the dreamtime devil-dingo, Gaiya, of lower Cape York Peninsula mythology was domesticated to become man's friend and helper.
The Giant Devil Dingo has been selected for the 2010 NSW Premier's Reading Challenge,[1] and was commended in the 1974 Children's Book Council of Australia awards for Children's Picture Book of the Year.[2]