Join a father and child on a quiet day of wandering, observing, and asking resonant questions.
As a father mouse and his child set out to meander through their day, they notice other creatures moving along, too. Are they all going home? Did Dad’s lost scarf go home, too? Does everyone go home sooner or later? With soft, rounded characters evocative of miniature felt figurines and glowing, gently lit colours, this book offers a tender story of curiosity and parent-child connection — one whose open-ended questions might invite a broader exploration of loss and other universal themes.
“A sumptuous picture book in production and illustration. With gold tints on both front and back covers, exquisite illustrations throughout and an adorable story...Going Home is simply gorgeous.”
Going Home is a book that celebrates parenthood, childhood, and the idea of home.
The two mice and their meandering day was inspired by a real day I spent with my daughter when she was about two years old. I commented on a car and suggested that it was someone driving home. My daughter took a hold of this idea and began to apply it to other things. We looked at insects and she decided they were going home. We looked at a plane and she thought that was going home too. Increasingly, things got more abstract. Clouds, drops of rain and a stick dropped in a creek were all heading for home. She decided that everything was on its way home. And I wondered whether she was right.
My hope is that Going Home inspires children and their grown-ups to reflect on what home means to them, and to be comforted by the suggestion that the peace and reassurance of home is ahead of all things at all times.
“A beautiful and quietly meaningful tale of life, loss and love.”
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781760659110
Format: Hardback
Pages: 32