The popular chef and television personality children’s book and the Epic Escape caused a stir among native Australians who took offence to some of the content. Subsequently, the publisher had to pull it from the market. His children’s book, a humorous fantasy novel, tells a fictional story of a group of friends on an adventure. The plot revolves around a First Nations Australian girl, Ruby, who is in foster care in an indigenous community near Alice Springs. The bad woman in the story takes the girl away because she has special powers. She prefers indigenous children because she thinks they are closer to nature. Ruby claims she can talk to animals and plants and know what people are thinking, using her indigenous skills.
