Review of We Are Home When We're Together by Jean Stoffer and Grace Start

 

We Are Home When We're Together is a warm invitation to cherish memories, embrace change, and remember that whenever you're with family—you're home.

Acclaimed designers and mother-daughter team Jean Stoffer and Grace Start of The Established Home from the Magnolia Network show that the location of a family's most sacred space may change, but the foundation—love for one another—remains. This meaningful picture book helps children savor good memories and reassures them that new spaces can lead to beautiful new experiences as they trust God to help them navigate and settle into a new house with their family.

Moving to new houses, new schools, new neighborhoods, and other life changes can be unsettling, and We Are Home When We're Together is a reminder to look to God as your family adjusts together. This beautiful book

is for ages 4 to 8, includes stunning illustrations that feature interesting and diverse homes, helps parents and caretakers who are navigating moves or other life changes with their children, features ways to involve children in setting up home together, provides intentional ideas to savor memories and create wonderful new ones, and reminds families to rely on God, who is preparing our forever home, and rest in Him as they navigate change. 

This celebration of home and family is a lovely addition to your bookshelf, a wonderful story to cozy up to with your children, and a meaningful gift for children and families who are navigating new seasons of life.

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My Review

The importance of being together, wherever you live, is one of the themes of this beautiful book. Also, changes are not always bad. Moving forward creates the opportunity for new memories, and you always have the memories from your other home that go with you.

The illustrations are wonderfully done and represent the written words well. The children are also given a glimpse of the different house styles. We can have peace wherever we live when we follow God's path for us.

I received a complimentary copy from the publisher; a positive review is not required. All opinions are my own.