{"product_id":"the-heart-of-our-home-9781250357366","title":"The Heart of Our Home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis author-illustrator debut from Caldecott honor-winning creator Janelle Washington \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(\u003ci\u003eChoosing Brave\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea timeless ode to one family's kitchen table: stained, scratched, and full of love.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe heart of this family's home beats steadily at the round wooden kitchen table. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery morning, they gather around it for breakfast. In the afternoons, it's where homework gets done, and where art projects, and sometimes brownies, are made. On Fridays, it's where they prepare the fish fry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnniversaries, birthday parties, graduations. All are celebrated at their kitchen table. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen they tell their stories, it listens. And when they cry, it gives comfort. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir kitchen table is a place for family, friends, and memories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janelle Washington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Roaring Brook Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 10.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250357366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 4-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanelle Washington\u003c\/b\u003e is a paper-cut artist, illustrator, and recipient of the Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator for illustrating \u003ci\u003eChoosing Brave: How Mamie Till Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement\u003c\/i\u003e by Angela Joy. Janelle recently moved back to her hometown, Richmond, Virginia, where she spends time with her parents, sitting around their kitchen table. When she isn't at her childhood home, she enjoys being outside in the sun or inside, cutting her paper-cut designs. \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Our Home \u003c\/i\u003eis her authorial debut. She is a member of the Guild of American Papercutters.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Janelle Washington \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47792944873629,"sku":"9781250357366","price":39.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_7026b703-8c84-467c-829f-24ecbefb42c4.jpg?v=1774985301","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-heart-of-our-home-9781250357366","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}