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'There was a hum of excitement.
Flags flickered in the breeze as Maggie’s heart danced with delight.
‘This is a very special day!’ her mother said.
'Maggie holds tight to her mother as they await the long anticipated apology to show a willingness to reconcile the past for future generations. In the excitement of the crowd Maggie loses touch of her mother’s hand as is lost.
'In a time ‘long ago and not so long ago’ children were taken from their parents, their ‘sorrow echoing across the land’.
'As the Prime Minister’s speech unfolds Maggie is reunited with her mother. But the faces and memories of the stolen generation are all around them.
'Two stories entwine in this captivating retelling of the momentous day when the then Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, acknowledged the sorrows of past and said ‘Sorry’ to the generation of children who were taken from their homes.
'The book includes a foreword from Lee Joachim; Chair of Rumbalara Aboriginal Cooperative and Director of Research and Development for Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation.' (Publication summary)
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Selected for the third edition of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) World Picture Books exhibit, launched at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in July 2022. (Source: https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/11/25/206436/aus-picture-books-chosen-for-ifla-catalogue/). (Sighted: 25/11/2021)
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[Review] Sorry Day
2018
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— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 33 no. 2 2018; (p. 30)
— Review of Sorry Day 2018 single work picture book -
Author Aims to Inspire Children
2018
single work
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 13 June no. 678 2018; (p. 33)'A new book about Sorry Day, by Coral Vass and illustrated by Dub Leffler is aiming to spread education about the Stolen Generations.'
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[Review] Sorry Day
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 33 no. 2 2018; (p. 30)
— Review of Sorry Day 2018 single work picture book -
Author Aims to Inspire Children
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 13 June no. 678 2018; (p. 33)'A new book about Sorry Day, by Coral Vass and illustrated by Dub Leffler is aiming to spread education about the Stolen Generations.'
Awards
- 2020 shortlisted REAL Awards — Picture Story Books
- 2019 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
- 2019 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book
- 2018 winner Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Best Book for Language Development – Indigenous Children