Home - A Story of Resilience and Healing

A child loses his home in a fire and learns the true meaning of home.

About the author

Carrie Barnes lives with her family in Santa Rosa, California. She and her family lost their home in the devastating 2017 Tubbs Fire. This is her first children's book, written to help her son process his grief and trauma over losing his beloved childhood home. They have since rebuilt and are moving into their brand-new home soon.

Summary

A child’s home is their center, their nest, and where they feel the most comfortable in the world. Home is one boy’s account of an abrupt and devastating loss of his house and his emotional journey in discovering what truly makes a home. Based on the tragic events of the Santa Rosa, California, Tubbs Fire, Home is an uplifting story of resilience and healing in the face of a national disaster.

Product details

• Authors: Carrie Barnes
• Assisted by: Lyn Meredith (Illustration)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 0 to 6
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.09.2020
• EAN: 9781949480092
• ISBN: 978-1-949480-09-2
• No. of pages: 32
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Religion, philosophy, psychology; JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / Disasters