Home: A Collaboration of Thirty Distinguished Authors and Illustrators of Children's Books to Aid the Homeless

By Michael J. Rosen

In this very special anthology of beautifully poetic short stories, thirty distinguished authors and illustrators explore the unique and varied meanings of home. Their touching words and magnificent art affirm the importance—and joy—of having a place to call one’s own.

Culturally diverse, multi-representative, and socially inclusive, this book is nourishment for the young soul.

At a time when displacement and homelessness remain painfully present in our society, this classic anthology is indispensable.

The distinguished contributors to this collection include:

• Franz Brandenberg
• Mimi Brodsky
• Lucille Clifton
• Virginia Hamilton
• Jamake Highwater
• Karla Kuskin
• Myra Cohn Livingston
• Liz Rosenberg
• Cynthia Rylant
• Jon Scieszka
• Laurence Yep
• Jane Yolen
• Arthur Yorinks
• Aliki
• Karen Barbour
• Pat Cummings
• Lisa Desimini
• Leo and Diane Dillon
• Richard Egielski
• Sheila Hamanaka
• James Marshall
• Jerry Pinkney
• Vladimir Radunsky
• James Ransome
• Aminah Robinson
• Marc Simont
• Lane Smith
• Mary Szilagyi
• Vera B. Williams

Home can be. . .

playing on the stoop of your building,

sitting in your grandmother’s kitchen,

or hiding under your back porch stairs.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Feb 1, 2011
• ISBN: 9780062044419

Michael J. Rosen

Michael J. Rosen was among those involved in the very first days of Thurber House and he continued to serve as its literary director for twenty years. Michael is the author of some 150 other books—poetry, young-adult novels, anthologies, picture books, cookbooks—for readers of all ages. Most recently, he has published James Thurber's Collected Fables, as well as a hefty monograph, A Mile and a Half of Lines: The Art of James Thurber, that coincides with an exhibition at the Columbus Museum of Art that he’s curated in honor of the Year of Thurber (2019).  He’s also an editor, ceramic artist, illustrator, and companion animal to a cattle dog named Chant.  www.michaeljrosen.com   

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HOME

EDITED BY MICHAEL J. ROSEN

A Collaboration of Thirty Distinguished Authors

and Illustrators of Children’s Books to Aid the Homeless

WRITTEN BY

Franz Brandenberg

Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld

Lucille Clifton

Virginia Hamilton

Jamake Highwater

Karla Kuskin

Myra Cohn Livingston

Liz Rosenberg

Cynthia Rylant

Jon Scieszka

Laurence Yep

Jane Yolen

Arthur Yorinks

ILLUSTRATED BY

Aliki

Karen Barbour

Pat Cummings

Lisa Desimini

Leo and Diane Dillon

Richard Egielski

Sheila Hamanaka

James Marshall

Jerry Pinkney

Vladimir Radunsky

James Ransome

Aminah Robinson

Marc Simont

Lane Smith

Mary Szilagyi

Vera B. Williams

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Home is what you take away each time you leave the house. Like a wristwatch, it ticks beside the ticking that is your heart. Whether or not you hear it, look at its face, or feel its hold, We’re with you is what the minute, hour, and second hands of home have to tell.

Home

Reviews for Home

[chrisriggleman · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A very thought provoking book. All of these people have very different experiences in their homes yet the book is in aid of homelessness. Some of the stories are remarkable, like the kids acting out scenes on his bed. I like the one in which the girl is reading and finds her comfort doing so in her home. It really makes one think of all the things we take for granted which make our home a home. Just very well done.