- Format Hard Cover
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Pages
32
- ISBN 978-1-922777-77-5
- Release date 14 October 2025
- Category
- Resources
Bapa’s Last Canoe
WINNER, 2026 ASLA DANZ CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS
Bapa’s Last Canoe is a simple, heartfelt picture book about Bapa, the author’s grandfather, a traditional canoe maker, and the making of his last canoe. Bapa takes his three daughters (the author’s mother and aunties) away on a canoe ride to connect to family and Country for the last time before his daughters leave for school in the city.
They set off on the long journey and along the way they camp out and meet family, fish, roast periwinkles and longbums on the fire, tell stories and laugh.
“I love my country so much. It’s going to be hard to say goodbye, but I know one day we’ll all return… and we’ll sing, tell stories, fish and laugh again like we used to in Bapa’s canoe.”
Praise for Bapa’s Last Canoe
"This is a poignant story of farewell...could be the ideal discussion starter to help our older students open up about their memories, their connections and even their trepidation about their next chapter."
- Barbara Braxton, The Bottom Shelf
"The vibrant illustrations are bold in colour and perfectly reflect the gentle telling of the story. The use of repetitive text is an important part of early years reading..."
- Kathryn Beilby, ReadPlus
- Format Hard Cover
-
Pages
32
- ISBN 978-1-922777-77-5
- Release date 14 October 2025
- Category
- Resources
