Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

Dreaming: Welcome to our Country- Adam Goodes/Ellie Laing. Illustrated by David Hardy.

Allen & Unwin September 2025 ISBN:9781761065095 Publisher:A&U Children’s Imprint:A & U Children To be honest, I know this series doesn’t need any talking up. The previous books and the enthusiasm with which they’ve been received speaks for them far more eloquently than I can. But just in case you’ve been incommunicado for some time, let…

November 27, 2025
Back on Country – Adam Goodes/Ellie Laing. Illustrated by David Hardy

Allen & Unwin November 2022 Imprint: A&U Children ISBN: 9781761065088 RRP: $24.99 Another stunning addition to the Welcome to Our Country series from this fabulous team of creators. This is, undoubtedly, one of the most highly acclaimed resources for inclusive teaching of cross-cultural perspectives in the classroom and I have yet to see or hear…

November 8, 2022
Ceremony: Welcome to Our Country – Adam Goodes & Ellie Laing. Illustrated by David Hardy.

Allen & Unwin April 2022 ISBN: 9781761065064 RRP: $24.99 Oh David Hardy, you have excelled yourself! I think we have all been eagerly anticipating the next title in this Welcome to Our Country series, the joyful introduction to First Nations history for younger readers, especially given the triumph of the first title Somebody’s Land. For…

March 20, 2022