A True Home - (Heartwood Hotel) by Kallie George

About the Book

This delightful start of a new chapter book series from the author of the acclaimed Magical Animal Adoption Agency begins a tale of friendship, courage, and community and features a mouse named Mona who stumbles across the wondrous world of the Heartwood Hotel in Fernwood Forest. Illustrations.

Book Synopsis

Courage, kindness, and adventure abounds in this charming, illustrated chapter book series about a mouse discovering the true meaning of home.

When Mona the Mouse stumbles across the wondrous world of the Heartwood Hotel in the middle of a storm, she desperately hopes they'll let her stay. As it turns out, Mona is precisely the maid they need at the grandest hotel in Fernwood Forest, where animals come from far and wide for safety, luxury, and comfort. But the Heartwood Hotel is not all acorn soufflés and soft moss-lined beds. Danger lurks, and as it approaches, Mona finds that this hotel is more than a warm place to spend the night. It might also be a home.

These heartwarming stories will delight newly independent readers and send them scurrying for the second book in the series, The Greatest Gift.

Review Quotes

"[A] warm, winning tale."--Kirkus

"Charming and imaginative, and full of endearing characters who excel at kindness as only animals can. With stories that highlights the power of friendship, the Heartwood Hotel is sure to leave readers eager to visit again." --Ashley Spires, author and illustrator of The Most Magnificent Thing

"If there's one thing...Kallie George knows, it's how to create a tale full of whimsy." --Quill & Quire

"Settle in a cozy chair and pass the cheese crumble! Mona's adventures continue in this critter-crammed sequel that will pull at your heartstrings as well as your funny bone."--Cyndi Marko, author and illustrator of the Kung Pow Chicken series

"This warm series starter is easy to love."--Booklist

Praise for The Greatest Gift (Heartwood Hotel #2):

About the Author

Kallie George is the author of the Magical Animal Adoption Agency series, as well as the Heartwood Hotel series. She works as an author and speaker in Vancouver, Canada, and she holds a master's in children's literature from the University of British Columbia. In addition to writing books for young readers, she leads workshops for aspiring writers.

Born during a blizzard on Groundhog Day in Chicago, Illinois, Stephanie Graegin spent her childhood drawing and collecting fauna in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Houston, Texas. She received her BFA in Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland. She later attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, obtaining a Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking. Stephanie now lives in Brooklyn, is still drawing, and has managed to keep her collection down to one orange cat. Find out more at graegin.com.