There is a moral in Jamie Oliver’s story of stereotypical folk, just not one he intended | Catherine Bennett

Jamie Oliver's latest children's book series has come under attack from some angry readers in Australia .

Some First Nations leaders complained his “superficial treatment” of Ruby , a minor First Nations character, “dehumanises” her and, by reducing her beliefs to “magic, disrespects First Nations people in general.

Oliver was promoting a cookbook in Australia when some First Nation leaders complained.

In 2014 Russell Brand became a children’s author to change the way children see the world’ Oliver wanted to help teach young people some lessons I’ve learned in my life.

Publishers who were probably spared this stuff now expect parents to subject their children to lines like looking after each other is what friends do’.