Home Is a Wish
Home Is a Wish by Julia Kuo is a beautifully illustrated picture book published by Roaring Brook Press on February 4, 2025. This 32-page work addresses the emotional journey of leaving home and finding a new place to belong, making it particularly relevant for anyone experiencing a move, whether to another town or a new country.
Readers will discover a heartfelt narrative that explores the concept of home as more than just a physical location. The book delves into themes of friendship, social skills, and the multicultural aspects of adapting to change. Through captivating illustrations and relatable storytelling, Kuo presents the idea that home can evolve and grow within us, emphasizing that with time and an open heart, new environments can become familiar and welcoming.
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A deeply moving, gorgeously illustrated picture book about leaving home and finding a new place to fit in, for anyone dealing with a move, to another town or to a new country.
Sometimes we leave home in the mornings, in the evenings, or for much longer. But we always come back.
Home becomes a wish when we move, when the new place isn’t the same. Everything might be different: the sounds, the smell, the people, the weather.
But home isn’t just a place. We carry home in our hearts, and it can grow and change as we do in our lives. With time, new faces become friends, and what is different becomes familiar.
Home can be a wish that comes true.
Like Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away and The Day You Begin, this beautiful exploration of what it’s like to deal with a big change is personal, emotionally resonant, and relatable. With page after lovely page of captivating art, New York Times bestselling illustrator Julia Kuo has created a lasting story about how time, patience, and an open heart can help someone feel at home anywhere in the world.
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