When one realises that children have to learn about 88,700 written words during their school years, … the huge importance of a child’s development of vocabulary becomes crystal-clear.
– Maryanne Wolf, Proust and the Squid, page 123
DEBUT BOOK
The Little Hardware Shop
Down the street, not far away, there is a little hardware shop. From paint for a baby’s new room to a rubber tip for an old man’s walking stick.
Travel through the pages of this book to find yourself down the street, not far away, in a little hardware shop with a BIG heart.
Indigenous Acknowledgement
I acknowledge and pay respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
I wish to thank authors who share the stories of our nation’s indigenous communities.
I have fond memories of listening to and reading stories of Aboriginal Dreamtime as a child. There is no better way to embrace a culture, including its language, than through its stories.