Description
Award-winning Smriti Halls presents this heartwarming tale that teaches us that home is always in your heart. What does home mean to you? Home is where you're known, understood and where you can truly be yourself. But is home a place, or is it a feeling? Following Bear's journey far from home and back again, you will see that home is not one place, it's the people who love you. And most importantly, you can hold it with you wherever you go.
About the Author
Smriti Halls (Author) Smriti Halls is an internationally bestselling, award-winning children's author, published in more than 40 languages worldwide. Her best-loved stories include Rain Before Rainbows, the I'm Sticking With You series, The Little Island and I Love You Night and Day (Publisher's Weekly #1 bestseller, Wall Street Journal bestseller). Whether humorous or lyrical, her books are full of hope and heart and are loved by children and adults alike. Smriti is a former Writer in Residence for Booktrust and is a patron for the School Library Association. South Indian by birth, British by nationality and London-loving at heart, she lives and works near Richmond Park with her husband and their three sons.Alice Courtley (Illustrator) Alice Courtley is an award-winning illustrator who studied on the prestigious Cambridge MA in Children's Book Illustration, where she developed a passion for character and print-made texture. Alice is based in Cambridge.
Reviews
"This warm, colourful picture book explores the idea of home... not fixed in a single place, but in the people we love and our shared sense of belonging" * Guardian *
"A book that will move your heart and stir your emotions. Gorgeous" -- Joseph Coelho
"Smriti Halls' cumulative and repeated text surrounds the reader like the 'home' that is being evoked ... An attractive addition to the picture book boxes and a quiet moment in a busy classroom" * Books for Keeps *
"A book to win its place in readers' hearts" * LoveReading4Kids *
Book Information
ISBN 9781839131936
Author Smriti Halls
Format Paperback
Page Count 32
Imprint Andersen Press Ltd
Publisher Andersen Press Ltd
Weight(grams) 200g
Dimensions(mm) 260mm * 260mm * 50mm
About the Author
Smriti Halls (Author) Smriti Halls is an internationally bestselling, award-winning children's author, published in more than 40 languages worldwide. Her best-loved stories include Rain Before Rainbows, the I'm Sticking With You series, The Little Island and I Love You Night and Day (Publisher's Weekly #1 bestseller, Wall Street Journal bestseller). Whether humorous or lyrical, her books are full of hope and heart and are loved by children and adults alike. Smriti is a former Writer in Residence for Booktrust and is a patron for the School Library Association. South Indian by birth, British by nationality and London-loving at heart, she lives and works near Richmond Park with her husband and their three sons.Alice Courtley (Illustrator) Alice Courtley is an award-winning illustrator who studied on the prestigious Cambridge MA in Children's Book Illustration, where she developed a passion for character and print-made texture. Alice is based in Cambridge.
Reviews
"This warm, colourful picture book explores the idea of home... not fixed in a single place, but in the people we love and our shared sense of belonging" * Guardian *
"A book that will move your heart and stir your emotions. Gorgeous" -- Joseph Coelho
"Smriti Halls' cumulative and repeated text surrounds the reader like the 'home' that is being evoked ... An attractive addition to the picture book boxes and a quiet moment in a busy classroom" * Books for Keeps *
"A book to win its place in readers' hearts" * LoveReading4Kids *
Book Information
ISBN 9781839131936
Author Smriti Halls
Format Paperback
Page Count 32
Imprint Andersen Press Ltd
Publisher Andersen Press Ltd
Weight(grams) 200g
Dimensions(mm) 260mm * 260mm * 50mm
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