Homesick

By Liz Garton Scanlon and Audrey Vernick

School's First Day of School meets The Little House in this innovative and heartfelt take on a child's first time sleeping away from home.

Poppy can't wait to sleep over at G-Pa and Mimi's house for the first time ever. She'll bake bread and gather pinecones and read all the books on their shelves.

But Home? Home feels sick with missing her Everything is hushed and empty without Poppy. Can Home find distractions to occupy the time until she comes back? And with all the fun she's having, will Poppy start to miss Home, too?

Seasoned children's book creators Liz Garton Scanlon, Audrey Vernick, and Daniel Miyares bring threefold brilliance to Homesick, an unforgettable flip on the script of a timeless childhood milestone. Young readers with mixed feelings about being away from home with find soothing levity on each page.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823457141
• ISBN13: 9780823457144
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Neal Porter Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3