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Sunday, June 30, 2019

Home Is a Window, written by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard and illustrated by Chris Sasaki. Neal Porter Books, Holiday House, Penguin Random House. 2019. $24.99 ages 4 and up

"Home is Ms. Vera's lamplight
shared with you,

a book before you fall asleep,

and a kiss afterward.

Home is what feels
the same each day
and sometimes
what is new."

Moving can be exciting, scary, disruptive and hopeful. This family is first met in their much-loved apartment home, with all of its familiar spaces, sounds, and memories. There are many ways to describe all that has happened in the family's life in this home they so love, from its physical appearance to its warm welcomes, family dinners, shared chores, and bedtime rituals.

All the special feelings felt in the old home can be carried with the family as they move on to something new, and unfamiliar. The hugs are the same, the journey is a together time, the adventure is welcome and exciting. And the new place? It isn't long until it is HOME. 

You may move to a new house in the same town, or to another place far away; the people are those who love you and the desire to make this new place yours is what family is all about, isn't it?  It may take some time but there is comfort to be found in a new room, a place for your things, the sunlight that shines through a window, and the beauty of a sunset.

The digital artwork is filled with the warmth of family and home. It offers a warm and gentle look at a family in transition, using backdrops that awaken feelings of both the joy and sorrow that comes with a move.

                                                                         

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