Home at Last (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780061349737)

A poignant, timely, and universal picture book about fear, adoption, family, and the joy of fatherhood, written by beloved and award-winning author Vera B. Williams and illustrated by the author in collaboration with two-time Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka.

After Lester is adopted by Daddy Albert and Daddy Rich, he develops a big problem--he can't fall asleep. Night after night he creeps into his parents' room and attempts to crawl in between his two daddies, confident that if he's with them and their dog, Wincka, nothing bad will happen to him ever again. But every night, Lester's new dads walk him back to his own room, hoping that eventually Lester will get used to the new house and his new family and feel as though he belongs. They buy him a bike and take him for ice cream. They make cocoa and introduce him to his cousins. But no matter how happy Lester seems during the day, he still gets scared and worried at night It's the sweet dog Wincka who finally solves the problem when she climbs into Lester's bed and promptly falls asleep, serving as both his pillow and his protector. Lester feels home at last.

Vera B. Williams died on October 16, 2015, while still working on this book with her dear friend and fellow artist Chris Raschka. Chris Raschka's astonishing and glorious full-color paintings are based on sketches by Vera B. Williams and honor both her spirit and her intent. Home at Last is a universal, timely, and timeless book about the right of all children to belong someplace safe.

Author: Vera B. Williams
ISBN-10: 0061349739
ISBN-13: 9780061349737
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Language: English
Published: 09/13/2016
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.60w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 186577 / Home at Last


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/27/2016
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2016
Booklist 08/01/2016 pg. 69
School Library Journal 08/01/2016 pg. 82
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2016 pg. 97
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2016 pg. 51
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2016
Shelf Awareness 09/30/2016
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2017 - Superior,Well Above Average