This book is so sweet. Such a wonderful picture book addition for any family. I promptly bought a hard cover copy for my own family and have recommended it to many other families at church as well. I love the lyrical writing and lovely pictures that accompany such a wonderful message for children to read over and over.

I really loved The Story of Home by Caroline Sanders! I love the approach of God is always providing a house to spend time with Him—from Eden, the Temple, and Heaven. I believe kids and adults a like will like this book and that adults will get a lot out of the Parent Connection in the back of the book. I highly recommend this book! Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read this book. My review is also on Goodreads.

I was not the target audience for this book. I had no idea it was entirely biblical. I mean, it was good, but it just wasn't my cup of tea. Not to say that it's bad! I'm just not the target audience.

Illustrations were nice though!

Caroline Saunders has given us such a gift in this book. This is a great way to remind your little ones of the story of redemption. Covering creation, the fall, redemption, and restoration, this book is peppered with truths and Bible verse references throughout. The Story of Home is the perfect way to introduce your kids to the metanarrative of Scripture.

Throughout the Bible there are always people longing for a home, from Adam and Eve after they ate the fruit to the Israelites when they were taken away to Egypt and Babylon, to people today. This book points to the home that Jesus is making for us, the one we’ve been longing for.

This starts in the Garden of Eden and works its way through the Old Testament picking out a few moments when people were longing for home to Jesus’ arrival and his promise to provide a permanent home. I like that there’s a discussion guide in the back of the book that goes deeper, because as I was reading I felt like there was good stuff there but that I could see it being hard for some to understand. Some families or classes may want to read the discussion guide first. This would be a good read for Easter as it does point to the ultimate purpose of Easter and Jesus’ resurrection. It isn’t my favorite Easter picture book, but it is a good one, and I would recommend it to Christian families and schools. I feel like the topic of home and longing for home is one especially relevant to my international school as so many of us aren’t sure where to call home. This is a good reminder of what we’re really longing for.

I received an ARC of this title from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The illustrations in The Story of Home are absolutely gorgeous, I really think kids will be drawn to this book based on that.

The story in the book is a really nice way of explaining Adam and Eve, and Jesus to young kids. The narrative was engaging, easy to follow, and just well written. As a Librarian at a Catholic School I really want to add this book to our collection.

While I found the overall message of this book to be pleasant and engaging for children, there were moments of tension between the intended audience (presumably children?) and the approach to conveying ideas. While the beginning of the book is very abstract and formal, similar to many retellings of Genesis, later parts of the book used strangely informal language given the earlier parts of the text -- Jesus promises to return to make the "homiest home." Despite this slight tension, the illustrations were beautiful and the continued metaphor of "home" was effective. I especially appreciated that Jesus was accurately portrayed as a person of color, and that the illustrations effectively but gently depicted the crucifixion in a way that showed the grief of that moment without being graphic. Overall, a good option for folks looking to build their home, classroom, or school library's collection of Christian picture books, though students without a background in Bible stories may need some additional context to understand the lead up to Jesus's arrival.

No one makes a home like God is the uplifting and effervescent message in this refreshing and gentle story for young readers ages four to eight.

Beginning with Adam and Eve and their garden home, this book presents the Gospel message in story form that’s engaging and easy-to-understand. It shows readers how God helped His people escape an unsafe home in Egypt and make a tabernacle. How God guided his people to the Promised Land and provided many historical hints about the “forever Home “He’s building for those who love Him. How although there was sin all around God’s Son, Jesus, it never made its home inside Him. How Jesus taught about a house in heaven with many rooms and He invites everyone who’s homesick to enter.

Finally, readers see how God’s Biggest and Best Home of all is the one He and His Son are building. It will last forever. And you can tell others about the way Home, too.

Solid and insightful writing supported by beautiful illustrations propels this book forward and will have readers turning pages until the very end. Speaking of the end, the final pages of this book burst forth in triumph, reminding readers that when you feel 'homesick,' remember that you’re not Home yet. You’re just passing through en route to your Forever Home with Him.

What a breath of fresh air!

Look, God's dwelling is with humanity, and He will live with them. They will be his peoples, and God himself with be with them and will be their God. Revelation 21:3

Have you ever been homesick? A longing to be safe. God is preparing a place for us. This book shares the story of Home from the Garden, the tabernacle, the Promised Lan, the temple and any earthly home that we can imagine. Even our own home will not be like the home that God is preparing. Sin has entered all these homes and sin comes in different forms. But Jesus has come to testify to the truth of sin, God and for us to look toward Him. Highly recommend this for families.

Jesus is coming back.

A special thank you to B&H Publishing and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

Fun illustrations but I just couldn't get into it for some reason. My kiddos did enjoy it and I really do like the message behind it but I feel like it was a little much for my kids. They usually do a good job of tracking stories and comprehending what is happening but this one they struggled with. I'm not sure if they're just too young but I wouldn't recommend this for kiddos younger than 8.

This beautiful book was loved by all of us. I loved the illustrations and the way that the author connected the theme of home throughout the book to share the gospel. My children were captivated and retold the story when it was over. I was nearly in tears. I love how the scriptures are shared throughout the book. I also love how the author is sure to talk about sin. Many childrens books about Jesus shy away from telling them about their sins. This book created beautiful discussion about forgiveness and heaven and sins. This is one we will be adding to our home library.

Saunders briefly mentions Eden, the Promised Land, the tabernacle, the temple, and how Jesus is making a home for the homesick. The illustrations are beautiful but the writing itself left me wanting more.

A retelling of the story of scripture through the theme of Home in a cohesive and easily comprehensible way. Saunders takes us from Genesis to Revelation to help us understand God's promise of an eternal home for Him and his people. I appreciate that there are scripture references from all over the Bible subtly included on each page and I love that the last page shows us a diverse picture of God's people.

I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is such a special book highlighting the theme of home in Scripture. It starts with Eden, the perfect home created by God, and ends with the home he’s preparing for us in the new creation. In the middle we are shown how sin taints the home we find ourselves in now, but also how the Bible gives us hints of our true home to come. Filled with lovely illustrations and Scripture references throughout, this book would make a great addition to your picture book library. Thank you to Netgalley and B&H for the advanced review copy.

5 Stars
“The home I’m building is for you”

The Story of Home by Caroline Saunders was a delightful read. My daughter and I read this together and she really enjoyed it. The illustrations were great and we loved the emphasis it put on family and home. I asked her opinion of the book and the rating is based on her enjoyment.

There were questions at the end of the book that really opened up a chance for deeper conversations and a chance to really reflect on the story. The main point of the story was there is no one who makes a home like God. Would recommend for story/Bible time with children.


Thank you NetGalley and (publisher) for sending this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

A story about the concept of home as it relates to the Bible & gospel. It is an interesting concept, as it runs through the Bible. the story touches briefly on how "home" is represented in the garden of Eden, the temple & Jesus. This is an interesting concept. The pictures are amazing and very appropriate to the wording. I like more of a story approach for children's books but this was good.