 Hi everyone, my name is Steph, this is the Little Bookish Teacher and today I would like to share with you my review of Come Together by Isaiah Firebrace. Now the full title of this book is Come Together, Things Every Aussie Kids Should Know About the First Peoples. As I said, it's written by Isaiah Firebrace who is a singer and you have illustrations by Jalien Bayamawa and designed by Keisha Leon. All three of these creators are First Nations here in Australia and this book is just incredible. I don't know if you can see the cover design is incredible and I love all the little gold detailing but that's aesthetics. This book is a really wonderful picture book to have in your collection. So it does celebrate the amazing culture of Australia's First Nations people. It's written in a very kid-friendly way. Isaiah is speaking to the audience. There is a letter from him at the front and then every single page is dedicated to one topic or one term or one phrase that is relevant to First Nations culture. Some of the examples of things you might find in here are explanations of what is a dream time story, what are songlines, what is a totem, and why is it important to the First Nations people. It also highlights some members of Australia's First Nations community both past and present. So people like David Unipon and Uncle Archie Roach and Aunty Lois Peeler and with all of this Isaiah makes connections to his own experiences and his own learning over time as he has discovered more about his own culture and his own heritage and how all of this interrelates with his relationship with his people. The book covers everything from art and music to science to football to seasons and to culture. There are lots of examples of First Nations languages in here as related back to Biobraces own language groups as well. It's incredibly positive. It is an absolutely beautiful book in terms of its design. The illustrations are bright and vibrant and they reflect the positivity of sharing such an amazing rich cultural history as the world's oldest living culture and you just want to spend time unpacking not only the words but the illustrations and the pictures and what I love about it is it's really a call to action for kids to go out and further explore. So it's really a taster of what makes up Australia's First Nations culture and an inspiration to go and learn more and to recognise the importance of maintaining this culture over time because it has huge significance in our day and age especially as Australians. I love the vibrancy of this. This is one I'm so glad that I now have in my First Nations collections. It will be one that I make sure we get copies of for school in the new year. I just absolutely loved it and I can't wait to share it with kids. In the description down below I will leave links to where you can find copies of Come Together. I'd love to know if you have read this book or if you're planning on picking it up. Alternatively feel free to share any other First Nations picture books that you have read. I'm always on the lookout for more of them not only just Australian ones but also ones from around the world. I'm always eager to pick up those stories so I would love to know what you would recommend. I hope that wherever you're in the world you're staying safe and healthy and I will see you in my next video. Thanks so much for watching. Bye everyone.