A True Home

Description

Courage, kindness, and adventure abounds in this charming, illustrated chapter book about a little mouse who finds the perfect home with some help from new friends.

When Mona the Mouse stumbles across the wondrous world of the Heartwood Hotel in the middle of a storm, she desperately hopes they'll let her stay. As it turns out, Mona is precisely the maid they need at the grandest hotel in Fernwood Forest, where animals come from far and wide for safety, luxury, and comfort.
 
But the Heartwood Hotel is not all acorn soufflés and soft moss-lined beds. Danger lurks nearby. As Mona teams up with the others to ward it off, she’ll discover that this hotel is more than a warm place to spend the night. It might also be a home.

This heartwarming illustrated chapter book will delight newly independent readers and send them scurrying for the second book in the series, The Greatest Gift. 

Don’t miss more stories about the Heartwood Hotel:
The Greatest Gift
Home Again
Better Together
 

Kallie George is the author of the Magical Animal Adoption Agency series, as well as the Heartwood Hotel series. She works as an author and speaker in Vancouver, Canada, and she holds a master's in children's literature from the University of British Columbia. In addition to writing books for young readers, she leads workshops for aspiring writers. She happened across the Heartwood Hotel on a hike with her husband and wishes she was a mouse like Mona so she could stay there, too. She invites you to visit her online at kalliegeorge.com.

Born during a blizzard on Groundhog Day in Chicago, Illinois, Stephanie Graegin spent her childhood drawing and collecting fauna in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Houston, Texas. She received her BFA in Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland. She later attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, obtaining a Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking. Stephanie now lives in Brooklyn, is still drawing, and has managed to keep her collection down to one orange cat. Find out more at graegin.com."[A] warm, winning tale."—Kirkus"This warm series starter is easy to love."—Booklist“Charming and imaginative, and full of endearing characters who excel at kindness as only animals can. With stories that highlights the power of friendship, the Heartwood Hotel is sure to leave readers eager to visit again.” —Ashley Spires, author and illustrator of The Most Magnificent Thing“If there’s one thing…Kallie George knows, it’s how to create a tale full of whimsy.” —Quill & QuirePraise for The Greatest Gift (Heartwood Hotel #2):"Settle in a cozy chair and pass the cheese crumble! Mona’s adventures continue in this critter-crammed sequel that will pull at your heartstrings as well as your funny bone.”—Cyndi Marko, author and illustrator of the Kung Pow Chicken series

Additional information

Dimensions	0.625 × 5.8 × 8.15 in
Series	Heartwood Hotel
Imprint	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format	General Trade
ISBN-13	09781484731611
ISBN-10	1484731611
Author	Kallie George
Illustrator	Stephanie Graegin
Audience	Children
BISAC	JUV039060, JUV037000, JUV002180, JUV029050
Subjects	JUV029050, series, chapter book, forest, feel good, woods, wholesome, poppy, JUV002180, funny, age 5 6 7 8 9 10 year old, The Tale of Desperaux, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, Sophie Mouse, Ralph Mouse, Family read, beginning reader, boy, illustrated, girl, animal, easy to read, adventures, children, Friendship, kid, friends, read aloud, JUV037000, JUV039060, humor, community, courage, 1st 2nd 3rd 4th grade