Welcome Home

Welcome Home is the story of a young boy and a whale as she swims
into the river harbour seeking safety and a resolution to the violent past
relationship between whales and man. This prosaic journey, accompanied
with soft sketchy watercolour images, reveals how the past can impact our
future. Can the boy make amends for the past? Can the whale forgive and
return to what was once her ancestor’s home?
Whaling is a horrific image to portray in any literature yet this story offers
its history and consequences to children and adults in a gentle, safe way.
This story does not avoid the facts but ends with hope and reconciliation,
using history to show the consequences of our actions and choices.