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Kindle Edition eBooks Details
  • 11/2018
  • 978-0999570401 B07R66B96G
  • 37 pages
  • $14.00
Adam Leitman Bailey
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HOME

Home is an award-winning children's book that takes children on a journey using their own eyes to visit many different places to live while providing a touching story about the importance of family over all else. It is the story about a young boy from a small apartment in a big city who dreams about other types of homes. The boy goes out on a colorful adventure to visit many different homes - from a large house in the suburbs to an igloo to a farmhouse - and meets families wherever he goes. The boy enjoys visiting each residence, but at the conclusion of his trip, he comes to a realization... This is a story about the importance of love and family over all else.

Home was recently featured in the New York Post and is the winner of the 2018 Picture Book/Early Reader Silver Award from the Literary Classics International Book Awards, as well as the 2018 San Francisco Book Festival, Children's Books, the 2018 Mom's Choice Awards, Best Children's Picture Book, the 2018 Wishing Shelf Awards, and the Beverly Hills Book Awards' Picture Book - Preschool category!

Plot/Idea: 6 out of 10
Originality: 8 out of 10
Prose: 10 out of 10
Character/Execution: 2 out of 10
Overall: 6.50 out of 10

Assessment:

Plot: This book is based on a solid idea, but the storyline stumbles by being too impersonal at times and lacking comparative reflection at each of the boy's stops.

Prose/Style: “Home” is very well written. It uses appropriate language and concepts for the age range and successfully presents ideas clearly.

Originality: Journeys of discovery are not new to picture books, but the examination of different types of places that people can live is unique. There is definitely a solid concept at play here.

Character Development: There is no real character development, unfortunately, and the book would benefit from the protagonist experiencing emotional transformation and growth. The boy learns his lesson right at the end, but the lack of any true discovery along the way to that realization hurts the importance of his development.

Date Submitted: May 30, 2019

Formats
Kindle Edition eBooks Details
  • 11/2018
  • 978-0999570401 B07R66B96G
  • 37 pages
  • $14.00
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