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You Are Home with Me

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What a truly aborable book, great for bedtime stories! Amazing and beautifully detailed pictures as well! Would buy for sure!

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One of the loveliest children’s books I’ve ever read, “You Are Home With Me” features beautiful illustrations that show the tender nurturing of baby animals by their parents, with captions like this: “If you were a polar bear, I would carve out a den in a snowbank to keep you warm and safe.” The entire book is a snuggly cocoon of caring and safety that would make a perfect bedtime story or anytime story.

I plan on purchasing this treasure for the little tots in my family as soon as it is published (November 12, 2019) and I recommend it wholeheartedly for all children and their parents and caregivers.

Thanks to NetGalley and Sasquatch Books for a digital advance review copy. Opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

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Let me start off by saying I put stars beside this title with a little "must buy" note beside it because it's that wonderful. This work blends fact and story seamlessly so that one never detracts from the other. Asper-Smith has kept the facts about the animals in a smaller font so if you wanted to use this book for story time, you can and just focus on the tale itself. Further, the illustrations are gorgeous and parents will love sharing this wonderful tale with their children. "You Are Home with Me" is a touching book that brilliantly conveys the message of love, family and the strong ties that keep us together. This is definitely a "must buy" for all libraries and a "must read" for families.

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I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This was a great book explaining where different animals live but was extremely difficult to read because of the way it presented on my Kindle. Missed some of the very small print (unable to enlarge don't enough). I would recommend this for children ages 3-5.

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This is a sweet children's book. It shows the homes of various animals and gives facts about those animals, and of course ends with a human child and parent walking to their home. I enjoyed that the human parent & child were shadowy outlines so any person reading it could fit themselves into the book. I thought the selection of animals was nice - some familiar favorites (polar bears) but some deep cuts as well (tufted puffins). The artwork is fairly realistic and not too cutesy, which is one thing I appreciate in an animal book. Altogether I enjoyed this book.

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You Are Home with Me is a delightful picture book. The illustrations are beautiful and evoke warm and tender feelings of love and comfort. The story itself describes how various animals care for their young. Alongside each illustration is an additional fact about the animals pictured. This would be a lovely bedtime story for parents and children.
Thank you to Netgalley and Sasquatch Books for an advance reader copy.

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A most lovely book about various northern animals where each page depicts a scene between mother and offspring. The illustrations are beautiful, and the text shows a heartwarming paragraph about the mother/child bond as well as factual information about the animal. Definitely a bedtime story to read to children as well as a book I would order for my school library. Thank you to Net Galley for an advance e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

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I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley.

great illustrations. great storyline. my two kids and i love this book.

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An absolutely stunning book with beautiful drawings and fun little facts about each animal. This is truly a work of art.

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This is a sweet book that could be a bonding experience for a parent and child. The illustrations are beautiful and there are tiny factoids about different animals, but it mostly illuminates the nurturing power of parents of all species. "If you were a lynx, I would search for a fallen tree to shelter us, and we would snuggle behind the roots to stay warm." Each set of pages follows that style. It's very cute.

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You Are Home With Me is a simple but beautifully illustrated Children's picture book that shows you where a few animal families might call home. The story is more informative than having any real plot but I think young children would enjoy it. Especially as a quick bedtime story. 📚🐺😴

Thank you to Netgalley and Sasquatch Books for providing me with a review copy.

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This is such a cute little book. You Are Home with Me by Sarah Asper-Smith is a picture book that tells about the different ways that animals shelter their young. It also has a little bit of extra info on each type of animal on each spread. The illustrations are very cute and will get any child excited to learn.

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What a beautiful and tender way to explain to young children how different animals make homes for their own children. It certainly would convey security to any child reading this book. Also the drawings are so detailed that they add to bringing out the story. Great book to read aloud to children during a visit to the zoo or a library.
I received an arc from NetGalley in exchange for my volunteer review.

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This delightful book is from the author and illustrator of "I Would Tuck You In". This new picture book is filled with gorgeous illustrations and would be a wonderful addition to your young child's nature library.

Various animals are depicted in their natural environments. The book recapitualtes some of their habits and how the parents nurture their young. Kids will love seeing the care and bonding that occurs between the baby animals and their loving parents.

A blue whale has a summer home in the north and a winter home in the south, a flying squirrel lives in a hole within a tree, a tufted puffin digs a burrow on the edge of a cliff near the sea, and a moose finds a new place to sleep every night, stomping down the ground in a circle to form a bed, just to cite a few. The author includes an interesting non-fiction fact about the animal on each spread.

This book was created by a gifted husband and wife team. It is a perfect introduction to wild animals and their adorable offsprings and a perfect book to share at bedtime or anytime. The message is positive and heartwarming. It is a confirmation to both the animal world and the human world that home is where the heart is. I highly recommend this book.

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I received an electronic ARC from Sasquatch Books through NetGalley.
Children need an understanding of home. Asper-Smith takes readers through various animals and their babies to talk about ways they make a home. Each spread offers a different animal and allows families to talk about how they're similar and different from the animals - ex. gray wolves - others help care for the baby besides the mother. The book ends with the emphasis that they will always have a home with the adult in their life. True, not all children have this, but it can be adapted to offer security and reassurance to many.
Love the animal facts on each page.

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what a cute little book, it was not easy to read due to the kindle format, but the images looked gorgeous......
i could read the bigger captions , the other were to small to be read on kindle. my daughter was happy with this book
thank you,

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This book had great illustrations and a beautiful message. It was a great way to teach love to your children and add education information in about different animals and their home.

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This book has beautiful illustrations and fun facts about animals and where they live. This is a wonderful children's book. Thank you Sasquatch Books via NetGalley for the ARC copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

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"You Are Home With Me" is a beautifully rendered children's book. Great artwork and little fun facts throughout this book. Highly recommended.

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This book reads like a love poem from a parent to a child and combined with beautiful illustrations, will certainly be enjoyed by families. I appreciate the factual information for each animal too! Very sweet!

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