Homecoming escaping the dreaded Aboriginal Welfare

escaping the dreaded Aboriginal Welfare Board – a journey from the heartbreak and crushing loneliness of childhood to the mean streets of Sydney's Redfern

a ‘kangaroo court’ prison term as a bewildered teenager

Children will love counting the animals from 1 to 10 as they turn the pages

Each double-page spread features the name of the animal in Ritharrŋu

Homecoming escaping the dreaded Aboriginal WelfareWINNER, 2022 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN BOOK AWARDS, THE PREMIER'S PRIZE FOR AN EMERGING WRITER SHORTLISTED, 2022 PRIME MINISTER'S LITERARY AWARDS, POETRY SHORTLISTED, 2022 ALS GOLD MEDAL SHORTLISTED, 2022 STELLA PRIZE SHORTLISTED, 2022 ADELAIDE FESTIVAL AWARDS FOR LITERATURE, JOHN BRAY POETRY AWARD SHORTLISTED, 2021 QUEENSLAND LITERARY AWARDS, JUDITH WRIGHT CALANTHE AWARD FOR POETRY COLLECTION HIGHLY COMMENDED, 2022 VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARDS,