![]() ![]() ![]() Her reaction is to withdraw and isolate herself until her mother sits quietly with her knowing there is a story Sissy needs to tell to someone she trusts. This book addresses the issue of the sexual abuse of Sissy by an uncle. She found books written in English were usually too difficult for these young children. ![]() She is a passionate children’s worker and was confronted with a lack of resources for children who suffered abuse, particularly sexual abuse, so she decided to write about it in the children’s own language Torres Strait Creole. The author, Ms McKeown, a mother of five and grandmother of two, spent her early years in Thursday Island. The writer, Althea McKeown, and illustrator, Monique Russell, are related through their grandparents. THIS IS another superb publication from women involved in the lives of Indigenous Australians. ![]()
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