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Home for Grace

  • Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 2

When a woman appears with a sleeping bag, living in a shop doorway, Jess is full of questions. Where is her home? Why did she leave? And what will happen when the snow comes?

Inspired by a case of unkindness towards an unhoused person outside a bookshop, witnessed by the author and her daughter, this sensitive and nuanced picture book encourages compassion and embracing differences. Told from a child’s perspective, we learn together that everybody has a story and a personal concept of what ‘home’ is.

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Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 2
Genre Picture Books
Category Diverse Books: Celebrating Differences , Diverse Books: Immigration & Refugees, Diverse Books: Social Class, Diversity, SEL: C Social Awareness, SEL: D Relationship Skills, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2022
Publisher Andersen Press USA
Imprint Andersen Press USA
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2023-10-03
Text Type Fiction
BISACS JUV039070, JUV039250, JUV039220
Dewey [Fic]
Dimensions 8.6667 x 11
Features Original artwork and Reviewed

Reviews

Kirkus Reviews

Reviewed on 15 August 2023

“Grace’s story is nuanced, and readers will appreciate the depth of emotion conveyed by the illustrations. These provide an entry for conversation about the complexities of poverty, trauma, emigration, and inadequate support for unhoused people.”—Kirkus Reviews