Welcome Home is the story of a young boy and a whale as she swims into the river harbour seeking safety and a resolution to the violent past relationship between whales and man. This prosaic journey, accompanied with soft sketchy watercolour images, reveals how the past can impact our future. Can the boy make amends for the past? Can the whale forgive and return to what was once her ancestors home? Whaling is a horrific image to portray in any literature yet this story offers its history and consequences to children and adults in a gentle, safe way. This story does not avoid the facts but ends with hope and reconciliation, using history to show the consequences of our actions and choices.
- ISBN13 9781925000092
- Publish Date 1 February 2014 (first published 1 October 2013)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 14 June 2021
- Publish Country AU
- Imprint Ford Street Publishing Pty Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 32
- Language English