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Andersen Press signs 'heart-warming' picture book from Halls and Courtley
Andersen Press has signed Smriti Halls’ "heart-warming" picture book Home Is Where My Heart Is illustrated by Alice Courtley.
Picture book editorial director Sue Buswell acquired world rights for the text from Jodie Hodges at United Agents and from Claire Cartey at Holroyde Cartey for the illustrations. Rights have also been sold in six territories including France, Germany and Israel. The picture book will be published on 1st June 2023.
The synopsis reads: "What does home mean to you? Home is where you’re known, understood and where you can truly be yourself. But is home a place, or is it a feeling? Following Bear’s journey far from home and back again, you will see that home is not one place, it’s the people who love you. And most importantly, you can hold it with you wherever you go."
Halls commented: "Heartbreakingly, home is not always a given. We live in a world where many are forced to flee physical homes and homelands, where many are separated from those they most love, where home feels far away. Luckily our sense of home is not static – it’s something we carry with us wherever we go, something we can share with whoever we meet… which means that we can be home for someone else… we can be there for someone who needs us… we can be ready to stretch out our arms in welcome to someone new and make them feel at home – like they really belong."
