Children’s corner

RESPECT by Aunty Fay Muir & Sue Lawson, Magabala Books

“Our way is old, older than red earth, Older than flickering stars. Our way is respect. Respect for Elders, for Ancestors always with us.” With beautiful earthy red illustrations by Lisa Kennedy, it’s a tender reminder about respect for all people and lands. “Respect for family who show us the way. We respect Country, each other, me.”

PING VS PONG by Mauro Gatti, Walker

Two edamame beans dream of becoming the greatest table tennis players in the world. They beat all their opponents, but the world wants to know who is best – Ping or Pong? In a knockout game, Ping wins. There had never been a happier, or a sadder, bean. When they grow up, they open a table tennis academy to teach players the joy is in the game, not winning.

FINDING OUR HEART by Thomas Mayor, Hardie Grant

Beautifully illustrated by Blak Douglas, this is a follow-up to Mayor’s Finding the Heart of the Nation about the Uluru Statement. Warm, joy-filled and packed with information – including a detailed AIATSIS map of Indigenous Australia – the colours of Country soothe and envelop Mayor’s rich words. A precious volume to treasure.