Respect

Welcoming and introducing children to important elements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture

Respect is a message from the heart for young and old. Beautifully illustrated, this storybook shares the key principle of respect, as a way of life and story, connected to Country. Respect transcends culture and teaches children, and adults, the importance of ‘family who show the way’. Ancient teachings of how to listen, learn and share, this story educates and celebrates what Respect looks like for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This book is the first of four titles in the ‘Our Place’ series welcoming and introducing children to important elements of character through Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander storytelling.

Authors: Aunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson, illustrated by Lisa Kennedy

A senior Boon Wurrung and Wamba Wamba Elder, First Nations community leader and Koori Court Elder, Aunty Fay provides curriculum advice to those in the Victorian education system and cultural guidance to students and teachers. Aunty Fay is a Language Specialist, prison educator and creative language revival consultant who cares about sharing her culture and stories.

Sue Lawson as an award-winning Australian author. She writes for both children and adults. Crafted in such a way for her readers to safely explore the complexities of growing up, her books have been shortlisted in the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year and Prime Minister’s Literary Award. Her title, Pan’s Whisper, won the Australian Family Therapist Award. S

Lisa Kennedy is a descendant of the Pairrebeenne/Trawlwoolway Clans. She is a talented artist and has illustrated many books for First Nations authors.