{"product_id":"home-is-a-window-9780823441563","title":"Home Is a Window","description":"\u003cb\u003eA family learns what home really means, as they leave one beloved residence and make a new home in another.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHome can be many things--a window, a doorway, a rug . . . or a hug. At home, everything always feels the same: comfortable and safe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut sometimes things change, and a home must be left behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollow a family as they move out of their beloved, familiar house and learn that they can bring everything they love about their old home to the new one, because they still have each other. This heartfelt picture book by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard is richly illustrated by former Pixar animator Chris Sasaki. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BookPage Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephanie Parsley Ledyard is a writer, poet, and teacher. She received an MFA in writing for children and young adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Stephanie's first picture book, \u003ci\u003ePie Is for Sharing\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Jason Chin, was published in 2018 to wide acclaim, receiving four starred reviews. She lives in Dallas, Texas, with her family. You can find her online at stephanieledyard.com \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChris Sasaki is an illustrator and art director living in Oakland, California. Formerly, he worked at Pixar, where he did character design on \u003ci\u003eMonsters University\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInside Out\u003c\/i\u003e. Chris was also the production designer for the Oscar-nominated short film \u003ci\u003eWeekends\u003c\/i\u003e. His illustrations for Julie Leung's \u003ci\u003ePaper Son \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Dilys Evans Founder Award, celebrating the year's most promising new talent. Chris has worked for animation studios like Jim Henson, Laika, and Tonko House, and his work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand the Society of Illustrators annual. Visit his website at csasaki.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Neal Porter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523825668370,"sku":"9780823441563","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_78c9c9c1-a045-435e-84cb-c25cbed85e19.jpg?v=1731169751","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/home-is-a-window-9780823441563","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}