Home Is Where the Heart Is (Winter 2023)
Home means many things to many different people, animals, and everything in between; be it a certain type of habitat, a concrete location, or simply a state of mind. This collection of fiction and nonfiction titles explores how we define, create, and celebrate what home means to us.
48 Grasshopper Estates
By: Sara de Waal
Illustrated by:
Erika Medina
Erika Medina
ISBN: 9781773214849
Fiction, 4-6, Imagination / Play
A Is for Always
By: Linda Katherine Cutting
Illustrated by:
Leonie Little-Lex
Leonie Little-Lex
ISBN: 9781641706629
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
All’s Happy That Ends Happy
By: Rose Lagercrantz
Illustrated by:
Eva Eriksson
Eva Eriksson
ISBN: 9781776572922
Fiction, 7-12, Family / Community
Alte Zachen
By: Ziggy Hanaor
Illustrated by:
Benjamin Phillips
Benjamin Phillips
ISBN: 9781800660229
Fiction, Teen, Family / Community
Asteroid Goldberg
By: Brianna Caplan Sayres
Illustrated by:
Merill Rainey
Merill Rainey
ISBN: 9781951365004
Fiction, 4-6, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Barefoot Books Children of the World
By: Kate DePalma, Tessa Strickland
Illustrated by:
David Dean
David Dean
ISBN: 9781782852964
Nonfiction, 7-12, Cultural Diversity
Barn At Night
By: Michelle Houts
Illustrated by:
Jen Betton
Jen Betton
ISBN: 9781948898058
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
Black Bear Dreams
By: Anne Michelle Lawrence
Illustrated by:
Ken Silbert
Ken Silbert
ISBN: 9780999092453
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
Born Behind Bars
By: Padma Venkatraman
ISBN: 9780593112472
Fiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Brick by Brick
By: Heidi Woodward Sheffield
Illustrated by:
Heidi Sheffield
Heidi Sheffield
ISBN: 9780525517306
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Bubbe and Bart’s Matzah Ball Mayhem
By: Bonnie Grubman
Illustrated by:
Deborah Melmon
Deborah Melmon
ISBN: 9781951365080
Fiction, 4-6, Religion / Spirituality
Bug Hotel
By: Libby Walden
Illustrated by:
Clover Robin
Clover Robin
ISBN: 9781610677660
Nonfiction, 4-6, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
The Butcher, the Baker, and the Candlestick Maker
By: Jennifer Winters
Illustrated by:
Michelle Nahmad
Michelle Nahmad
ISBN: 9781735292229
Fiction, 7-12, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Caesar & Reagan
By: Kate Nilson
Illustrated by:
Ines Dinis
Ines Dinis
ISBN: 9781958302262
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
The Cedarville Shop and the Wheelbarrow Swap
By: Bridget Krone
Illustrated by:
Karen Vermeulen
Karen Vermeulen
ISBN: 9781946395665
Fiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters
Cold Waves, Cold Blood
By: Patrick Doherty
ISBN: 9780996375634
Fiction, Teen, Sports / Games / Recreation
Colors of Habitats
By: Stepanka Sekaninova, Jana Sedlackova
Illustrated by:
Magdalena Konecna
Magdalena Konecna
ISBN: 9788000059341
Nonfiction, 7-12, Art / Music
Dreams Of Green
By: Mariel Jungkunz
Illustrated by:
Mónica Paola Rodriguez
Mónica Paola Rodriguez
ISBN: 9781662620379
Fiction, 4-6, Religion / Spirituality
Duck’s Backyard
By: Ulrich Hub
Illustrated by:
Jorg Muhle
Jorg Muhle
ISBN: 9781776574735
Fiction, 7-12, Disabilities
Ee-Oh-Lay! What Do Birds Say?
By: Robin Koontz
Illustrated by:
Robin Koontz
Robin Koontz
ISBN: 9781735645506
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
El Amor Más Grande
By: Megan Jacobson
Illustrated by:
Beck Feiner
Beck Feiner
ISBN: 9788419253859
Fiction, 4-6, Spanish
Everything Is New
By: Aylar Abraham
Illustrated by:
Aylar Abraham
Aylar Abraham
ISBN: 9781605379500
Fiction, 4-6, Social Emotional Learning
Everything Possible
By: Fred Small
Illustrated by:
Alison Brown
Alison Brown
ISBN: 9798887770222
Fiction, 4-6, LGBTQIA+
Farah Loves Mangos
By: Sarthak Sinha
Illustrated by:
Sarthak Sinha
Sarthak Sinha
ISBN: 9781838741365
Fiction, 4-6, Science / Nature
Forever Our Home
By: Tonya Simpson
Illustrated by:
Carla Joseph
Carla Joseph
ISBN: 9781459835634
Fiction, 4-6, Science / Nature
Friends Come in All Sizes
By: Ravel Howell
Illustrated by:
Audrey Day
Audrey Day
ISBN: 9781956357820
Fiction, 4-6, Friendships
Ghana
By: Monica Habia
Illustrated by:
Amakai Quaye
Amakai Quaye
ISBN: 9780998555362
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Grandpa and the Kingfisher
By: Anna Wilson
Illustrated by:
Sarah Massini
Sarah Massini
ISBN: 9798887770178
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush
By: Patrice Lawrence
Illustrated by:
Camilla Sucre
Camilla Sucre
ISBN: 9798887770338
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Grumpy New Year
By: Katrina Moore
Illustrated by:
Xindi Yan
Xindi Yan
ISBN: 9781499812824
Fiction, 4-6, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Heart Berry Bling
By: Jenny Kay Dupuis
Illustrated by:
Eva Campbell
Eva Campbell
ISBN: 9781774920558
FIction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Here and There
By: Tamara Ellis Smith
Illustrated by:
Evelyn Daviddi
Evelyn Daviddi
ISBN: 9781782857419
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
Home in the Woods
By: Eliza Wheeler
Illustrated by:
Eliza Wheeler
Eliza Wheeler
ISBN: 9780399162909
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
Hopeless in Hope
By: Wanda John-Kehewin
ISBN: 9781774920831
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Hotel Flamingo
By: Alex Milway
Illustrated by:
Alex Milway
Alex Milway
ISBN: 9781684641260
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
House Without Walls
By: Ching Yeung Russell
ISBN: 9781499808759
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
How Birds Sleep
By: David Obuchowski
Illustrated by:
Sarah Pedry
Sarah Pedry
ISBN: 9781662650970
Nonfiction, 4-6, Animals
How Kids Live Around the World
By: Pavla Hanackova, Helena Harastova
Illustrated by:
Michaela Bergmannova
Michaela Bergmannova
ISBN: 9788000061290
Nonfiction, 7-12, Cultural Diversity
Hug Me
By: Simona Ciraolo
Illustrated by:
Simona Ciraolo
Simona Ciraolo
ISBN: 9781909263499
Fiction, 4-6, Friendships
Human Kindness
By: John Francis
Illustrated by:
Josy Bloggs
Josy Bloggs
ISBN: 9781912920327
Nonfiction, 7-12, Kindness / Generosity
I am Hava
By: Freda Lewkowicz
Illustrated by:
Siona Benjamin
Siona Benjamin
ISBN: 9781951365066
Fiction, 4-6, Cultural Diversity
I Like That Stuff
By: Lea Cook
Illustrated by:
Lea Cook
Lea Cook
ISBN: 9781735292274
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
I Love you Across the World
By: Kim Bushman Aguilar
Illustrated by:
Jenni Feidler-Aguilar
Jenni Feidler-Aguilar
ISBN: 9781956357219
Fiction, 4-6, Cultural Diversity
It’s Up to Us
By: His Majesty King Charles III, Christopher Lloyd
Illustrated by:
33 Global Artists
33 Global Artists
ISBN: 9781913750565
Nonfiction, 7-12, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
Jaheem’s First Kwanzaa
By: Zephaniah Martin
Illustrated by:
Bilal Karaca
Bilal Karaca
ISBN: 9781735123912
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Justice Makes a Difference
By: Dr Artika Tyner and Jacklyn Milton
Illustrated by:
Jeremy Norton and Janos Orban
Jeremy Norton and Janos Orban
ISBN: 9780998555300
Fiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Lily Blue Riding Hood
By: Sandy Lanton
Illustrated by:
Kim Barnes
Kim Barnes
ISBN: 9781951365103
Fiction, 4-6, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
The Lines on Nana’s Face
By: Simona Ciraolo
Illustrated by:
Simona Ciraolo
Simona Ciraolo
ISBN: 9781909263987
Fiction, 4-6, Imagination / Play
Little Person
By: Luis Amavisca
Illustrated by:
Anna Font
Anna Font
ISBN: 9788419253323
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
Looking Up
By: Stephan Pastis
Illustrated by:
Stephan Pastis
Stephan Pastis
ISBN: 9781665929622
Fiction, 7-12, Mystery / Thriller
The Mellons Build a House
By: Robin Jacobs
Illustrated by:
Nik Neves
Nik Neves
ISBN: 9781800660335
Fiction, 4-6, STEM / STEAM
Mila Has Two Beds
By: Judith Koppens
Illustrated by:
Anouk Nijs
Anouk Nijs
ISBN: 9781605375359
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Charaters and Creators
A Monster for Meg
By: Lois Wickstrom
Illustrated by:
Nicolas Milano
Nicolas Milano
ISBN: 9781954519664
Fiction, 4-6, Disabilities
Mrs Bibi’s Elephant
By: Reza Dalvand
Illustrated by:
Reza Dalvand
Reza Dalvand
ISBN: 9781912497164
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
My Big Fantastic Family
By: Charlotte and Adam Guillain
Illustrated by:
Ali Pye
Ali Pye
ISBN: 9798887770307
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
My House, My Family
By: C. Hope Flinchbaugh
Illustrated by:
Laurel Aylesworth
Laurel Aylesworth
ISBN: 9781641709934
Nonfiction, 4-6, Cultural Diversity
Nancy Bess Had a Dress
By: Claire Annette Noland
Illustrated by:
Angela C. Hawkins
Angela C. Hawkins
ISBN: 9781957655239
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
Never-Ending Sweater
By: Erin Welch
Illustrated by:
Dorothy Leung
Dorothy Leung
ISBN: 9781459834736
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
A New Home for Fox
By: Ellen DeLange
Illustrated by:
Agi Ofner
Agi Ofner
ISBN: 9781605376455
Fiction, 7-12, Animals
New House For Mouse
By: Fynisa Engler
Illustrated by:
Ryan Law
Ryan Law
ISBN: 9781956357851
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
Nour’s Secret Library
By: Wafa' Tarnowska
Illustrated by:
Vali Mintzi
Vali Mintzi
ISBN: 9781646862917
Fiction, 7-12, Family / Community
Old to Joy
By: Anita Crawford Clark
ISBN: 9781957655062
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book , BIPOC Characters and Creators, Family / Community, Kindness / Generosity
Oliver, A Story About Adoption
By: Lois Wickstrom
Illustrated by:
Priscilla Marden
Priscilla Marden
ISBN: 9780916176532
Fiction, 4-6, Imagination / Play
On My Papa’s Shoulders
By: Niki Daly
Illustrated by:
Niki Daly
Niki Daly
ISBN: 9781946395689
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters
On the Way Home
By: A. H. Benjamin
Illustrated by:
Anne Vasko
Anne Vasko
ISBN: 9788418133220
Fiction, 4-6, Imagination / Play
Otter Doesn’t Know
By: Andrea Fritz
Illustrated by:
Andrea Fritz
Andrea Fritz
ISBN: 9781459836211
Fiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Our Big Little Place
By: James A. Conan
Illustrated by:
Nicolle Lalonde
Nicolle Lalonde
ISBN: 9781773213170
Fiction, 4-6, Imagination / Play
Our World of Dumplings
By: Francie Dekker
Illustrated by:
Sarah Jung
Sarah Jung
ISBN: 9781499812343
Fiction, 4-6, Cultural Diversity
Party for Everyone
By: Francesca Pirrone
Illustrated by:
Francesca Pirrone
Francesca Pirrone
ISBN: 9781605378442
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Perfect Shelter
By: Clare Helen Welsh
Illustrated by:
Åsa Gilland
Åsa Gilland
ISBN: 9781684640508
Fiction, 4-6, Mental / Physical Health
A Place to Stay
By: Erin Gunti
Illustrated by:
Estelí Meza
Estelí Meza
ISBN: 9781782858249
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
The Planet in a Pickle Jar
By: Martin Stanev
Illustrated by:
Martin Stanev
Martin Stanev
ISBN: 9781838740184
Fiction, 4-6, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
Plátanos en Nuestro Patio
By: Ro Peña
Illustrated by:
Lillie DeLecuona
Lillie DeLecuona
ISBN: 9781735292281
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Pocket Chaotic
By: Ziggy Hanaor
Illustrated by:
Daniel Gray-Barnett
Daniel Gray-Barnett
ISBN: 9781908714800
Fiction, 4-6, Coming of Age
Quacks Like a Duck
By: Stephanie Campisi
Illustrated by:
Maria Lebedeva
Maria Lebedeva
ISBN: 9781641707299
Fiction, 4-6, Immigrant Experience
The Rescues
By: Tommy Greenwald, Charlie Greenwald
Illustrated by:
Shiho Pate
Shiho Pate
ISBN: 9781636550763
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
A Rock in the Ocean
By: Alessandro Montagnana
Illustrated by:
Alessandro Montagnana
Alessandro Montagnana
ISBN: 9788418599569
Fiction, 4-6, Friendships
Room for More
By: Michelle Kadarusman
Illustrated by:
Maggie Zeng
Maggie Zeng
ISBN: 9781772782523
Fiction, 7-12, Animals
Room On Our Rock
By: Kate Temple, Jol Temple
Illustrated by:
Terri Rose Baynton
Terri Rose Baynton
ISBN: 9781610679022
Fiction, 4-6, Kindness / Generosity
Salma Makes a Home
By: Danny Ramadan
Illustrated by:
Anna Bron
Anna Bron
ISBN: 9781773217611
Fiction, 4-6, Immigrant Experience
The Selkie, Celtic Mythology
By: Precious McKenzie
Illustrated by:
Tara Raymo
Tara Raymo
ISBN: 9781733309219
Fiction, Teen, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
A Short Hopeful Guide to Climate Change
By: Oisin McGann
ISBN: 9781912417742
Nonfiction, Teen, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
Snoozapalooza
By: Kimberlee Gard
Illustrated by:
Laura Addari
Laura Addari
ISBN: 9781641702553
Fiction, 4-6, Friendships
Take Me Home
By: Pavla Hanackova
Illustrated by:
Linh Dao
Linh Dao
ISBN: 9788000059457
Nonfiction, 4-6, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
Take Me Home
By: Pavla Hanackova
Illustrated by:
Linh Dao
Linh Dao
ISBN: 9788000059440
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science / Nature
That Smudge of Smoke
By: Edith Hemingway
Illustrated by:
Isaac Hemingway
Isaac Hemingway
ISBN: 9781735645544
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
Tish
By: Edwina Wyatt
Illustrated by:
Odette Barberousse
Odette Barberousse
ISBN: 9781922610522
Fiction, 7-12,Friendships
Too Many Rabbits
By: Davide Cali
Illustrated by:
Emanuele Benetti
Emanuele Benetti
ISBN: 9781636550541
Fiction, 4-6, Math
Trees Are Not Just for Birds
By: Bonnie Grubman
Illustrated by:
Katrien Benaets
Katrien Benaets
ISBN: 9781605378206
Fiction, 4-6, Science / Nature
The Unlovable Alina Butt
By: Ambreen Butt-Hussain
ISBN: 9781459834910
Fiction, 7-12, Immigrant Experience
Visions of the Crow
By: Wanda John-Kehewin
Illustrated by:
nicole marie burton, Kielamel Sibal
nicole marie burton, Kielamel Sibal
ISBN: 9781774920459
Fiction, Teen, Coming of Age
We Found You
By: Tyler Beckstrand
Illustrated by:
Tyler Beckstrand
Tyler Beckstrand
ISBN: 9781952209093
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
We Need Everyone
By: Michael Redhead Champagne
Illustrated by:
Tiff Bartel
Tiff Bartel
ISBN: 9781774920114
Nonfiction, 4-6, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
The Welcome Home
By: Amy June Bates
Illustrated by:
Amy June Bates
Amy June Bates
ISBN: 9781534492325
Fiction, 4-6, Humor
What Makes Me Feel?
By: Devendra Veda
Illustrated by:
Camilo Z. M.
Camilo Z. M.
ISBN: 9781735364131
Fiction, 7-12, Immigrant Experience
When I Became Your Grandma
By: Susannah Shane
Illustrated by:
Britta Teckentrup
Britta Teckentrup
ISBN: 9798887770314
Fiction, 0-3, Family / Community
When the Sakura Bloom
By: Narisa Togo
ISBN: 9780648953319
Fiction, 4-6, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Where in the World Are You?
By: Marie G. Rohde
Illustrated by:
Marie G. Rohde
Marie G. Rohde
ISBN: 9781913750763
Fiction, 4-6, Concepts
Where Kids go to School Around the World
By: Stepanka Sekaninova Helena Harastova
Illustrated by:
Michaela Bergmannova
Michaela Bergmannova
ISBN: 9788000067728
Nonfiction, 7-12, Cultural Diversity
Whistling for Angela
By: Robin Heald
Illustrated by:
Peggy Collikns
Peggy Collikns
ISBN: 9781772782455
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
The Wishing Machine
By: Jonathan Hillman
Illustrated by:
Nadia Alam
Nadia Alam
ISBN: 9781665922302
Fiction, 4-6, Friendships
Zahra’s Blessing
By: Shirin Shamsi
Illustrated by:
Manal Mirza
Manal Mirza
ISBN: 9781646864935
Fiction, 7-12, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Gilly and the Garden
By: Donna Housman
Illustrated by:
Renée Andriani
Renée Andriani
ISBN: 9781612546056
Fiction, 4-6, Death / Grief
Jeannie’s Crab Lake Christmas
By: David Mulford
Illustrated by:
Christine Cathers Donohue
Christine Cathers Donohue
ISBN: 9781612549682
Fiction, 4-6, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Love is Kind
By: Beth Ann Huber
Illustrated by:
Nathalie Beauvois
Nathalie Beauvois
ISBN: 9781612546254
Fiction, 4-6, Kindness / Generosity
Obscura the Cat Sees Beyond
By: Ben Franchi
Illustrated by:
Cheyenne Bigham
Cheyenne Bigham
ISBN: 9781612545653
Fiction, 4-6, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
The Story of Ukraine
By: Olena Kharchenko, Michael Sampson
Illustrated by:
Polina Doroshenko
Polina Doroshenko
ISBN: 9781612546087
Nonfiction, 7-12, Places / Travel
Finding Home
By: Gwen Agna, Shelley Rotner
Illustrated by:
Shelley Rotner
Shelley Rotner
ISBN: 9780063304178
Nonfiction, 4-6, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other)
By: Livia Blackburne
ISBN: 9780063229891
Fiction, Teen, Romance
The International House of Dereliction
By: Jacqueline Davies
ISBN: 9780063258075
Fiction, 7-12, Mystery / Thriller
