Frances and Lindsay Haji-Ali take us counting backwards from FIFTEEN to ONE on this spectactular journey in the far north of WA.
When Frances and Lindsay lived with their family in Broome, they often set out to visit Nana in the tiny outback town of Wyndham over 1,000 km north.
These road trips took them across the magnificent Kimberley landscape and inspired this counting story.
From bulbous boabs and wild brumbies to weary travellers, flying magpie geese and flowing waterfalls, David Hardy’s striking illustrations capture the awe and excitement of this special family adventure.
Frances Haji-Ali is an educator. She has worked in Catholic schools across the Kimberley and is currently a school principal in Perth. Frances is a non-Indigenous collaborator.
About the Illustrator
David Hardy is an Indigenous artist with more than eight years of animation experience with Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is a freelance illustrator, specialising in character design, portraits and caricatures.
Whilst at Walt Disney Animation Studios, David had the opportunity to work on 12 animated feature films, some of which included The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata, Tarzan II, Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch and Return to Neverland.
In 2005 David was offered the position of Clean-up Animation Director in Manila, Philippines, where he worked on The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning and The Fox and the Hound 2, both sequels to the Disney classics.
