Old Blue Is My Home
A Picture Book
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- $169.00
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- $169.00
Descripción editorial
“Brimming with heart, Old Blue Is My Home is a tender reminder that there are as many definitions of ‘home’ as there are of ‘love.'" (Newbery Medal–winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author Katherine Applegate)
This poignant yet reassuring picture book follows a family and the van that provides them with safety, warmth, and togetherness amid economic and housing insecurity.
Multiple starred reviews! "A family who lives in their van has everything they need in an important and seldom discussed topic done extremely well. A must-have." (School Library Journal starred review)
An old blue van may not look like much, but it holds everything this family needs—shelter, a place to sleep, and each other. They can cook outdoors and sleep under the stars, but sometimes living in Old Blue makes our narrator feel like she’s from everywhere and nowhere all at once.
When those feelings start to take over, Mama reminds her of the love inside Old Blue’s walls.
Inspired by her childhood experience with economic and housing insecurity, acclaimed creator Lita Judge tells the gentle and ultimately hopeful story of a family who hopes for a forever home—but until that day comes, Old Blue will look after them.
Back matter includes a personal author’s note and more information for kids about housing insecurity.
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Drawing, per an author's note, on childhood experiences, Judge (Wake Up, Moon!) narrates this picture book via the voice of a child whose family lives in a van called Old Blue. Loosely stroked watercolor and colored pencil spreads show Old Blue chugging uphill in a town, then threading along a mountain road. At night, the pale-skinned family eats soup under the stars, then sleeps snuggled up in the van's back, belongings hanging in nets above. "Old Blue is my home," but there are times when the arrangement "makes me feel like I'm from everywhere and belong nowhere." At school, children sometimes point and laugh at the vehicle and narrator, and though schoolmates invite each other over, "No one wants to play in Old Blue." A sensitive parent offers cuddles until the world again feels that it has "a place for me too." Making it easy to feel what the child feels, this nuanced work honors the hope of one day having a "forever home" alongside the way Old Blue "gives us shelter and keeps us safe"—and knits the family close. Background characters are portrayed with various skin tones. A note about housing insecurity concludes. Ages 4–8.
