Thissweetauthor-illustratordebutcelebratesimagination,themagicoffriendship,andallthedifferentwayswemakeanewplacefeellikehome.ForRen,homeishisgrandmother’slittlehouse,andthelushforestthatsurroundsit.Homeisaplaceofmagicandwonder,filledwithallthefantasticalfriendsthatRendreamsup.Homeiswherehisimaginationcanrunwild.ForAva,homeisabrickandcementcity,wherethere’salwayssomethingtodoorseeorhear.Homeisaplaceburstingwithlife,wherepeoplebustleinandoutlikeabigparade.HomeiswhereAvaisneverlonelybecausethere’salwayssomeonetoshareinheradventures.WhenRenmovestoAva’scity,hefeelslostwithouthiswild.Howwillheeverfeelathomeinaplacewithnogreenandnomagic,whereeverythingisexactlywhatitseems?Ofcourse,noteverythinginthecityiswhatmeetstheeye,andasRendiscovers,nothingmakesyoufeelathomequitelikeafriend.InspiredbythestoriesherfathertoldheraboutmovingfromPuertoRicotoNewYorkasachild,ZaraGonz獺lezHoang’sauthor-illustratordebutisanimaginativeexplorationofthetruemeaningof“home.“
