From Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña and bestselling illustrator Loren Long, the powerhouse duo behind the #1 New York Times bestseller Love, comes a moving meditation on the places we feel most comfortable, loved, and protected—wherever that might be.Home is a tired lullabyand a late-night traffic that mumbles inthrough a crack in your curtains. Home is the faint trumpet of a distant bargeas your grandfather casts his linefrom the edge of his houseboat.With lyrical text and expressive artwork, Matt de la Peña and Loren Long celebrate the beauty and love found in every home, no matter its size. They show how a home is more than just a place . . . People can be a kind of home—a family and a community that cares for one another. And the natural world is another kind of home, a refuge we share with every living thing on Earth.
This deeply moving ode to the universal pull of home, whatever its form, is destined to become a new classic that will be cherished by readers of every age.
On sale: March 11, 2025
Age: 4-8 years
Grade: Preschool - 3
Page count: 48 Pages
ISBN: 9780593110898
Reading level: Lexile: AD910L | Fountas/Pinnell: O
Matt de la Peña is the Newbery Medal–winning author of
Last Stop on Market Street. He is also the author of the award-winning picture books
The Perfect Place,
Patchwork,
Milo Imagines the World,
Carmela Full of Wishes,
Love, and
A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis, as well as a number of critically acclaimed young adult novels. Visit him at mattdelapena.com.
Loren Long is the author and illustrator of the
New York Times bestselling Otis series, which is now an animated television series. He's also the illustrator of the
New York Times bestsellers
Change Sings by Amanda Gorman,
Of Thee I Sing by Barack Obama, and
Love by Matt de la Peña. Visit him at LorenLong.com.
Praise for Home:
* "Beckons readers from the first page, capably pulling them from scenes of ordinary comforts to musings on sorrow and back . . . [H]ome becomes a quiet father’s gentle guidance, a hardworking grandma rolling tortillas, and a welcome from a kind teacher. These moments of simple yet exceptional connections among people, and between cities and nature, build to a crescendo that harkens back to the “thump, thump, thump” of the human heart—a potent reminder of life’s promises. Similarly, Long’s acrylic art transforms portraits of ordinary days and nights into formidable reveries, featuring folks varied in skin color and cultural background. Of course, the penultimate double-page spread framed around a child’s pensive face—Earth reflected in the character’s eyes—is the most astounding . . . Simply divine." —
Kirkus Reviews,
starred review* "A moving story about cultivating home in different places—one that leans into themes of healing, resilience, and finding center." —
Publishers Weekly,
starred review
