Cirrus@Austlit

'Roam the water with me. We are here to learn.
Here to spin wisdom, to grow …

'From award-winning Gunai author Kirli Saunders and seven-time CBCA-winner Freya Blackwood comes Afloat, a story told in a time of climate crisis. Against a backdrop of a changed environment, an Elder leads a child along the waterways, sharing her People's knowledge and gathering community along the way.

'Afloat is an uplifting and inspiring picture book that uses the practice of weaving as a powerful metaphor for the honouring and teaching of First Nations wisdom, and the coming together of all people to survive, thrive and create a more hopeful future.'  (Publication summary)

'From award-winning creator Freya Blackwood comes a beautifully tender story about curiosity and the joy of listening.

'One day, curious Sadie follows a cat into the tangled vines behind the lonely house at Number 9, Ardent Street.

'Deep in the undergrowth, past all the twisted, rusted things, Sadie finds the cat sitting on the lap of a woman, bent with time and weariness.

'Sadie has found the Garden of Broken Things.' (Publication summary)

'From award-winning creator Freya Blackwood comes a beautifully tender story about curiosity and the joy of listening.

'One day, curious Sadie follows a cat into the tangled vines behind the lonely house at Number 9, Ardent Street.

'Deep in the undergrowth, past all the twisted, rusted things, Sadie finds the cat sitting on the lap of a woman, bent with time and weariness.

'Sadie has found the Garden of Broken Things.' (Publication summary)