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When we go home

"We're going home, and you're coming with us... Marlee's parents are from Jamaica, a place she's never been. Now they're planning a family trip. Her parents call it home, but they already have a home with Marlee and her brother, Nile. How can one person have two home countries? And what if Marlee do...

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Main Author: Beaumont, Heather (Author of When we go home) (Author)
Other Authors: Mello, Nátali de (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2026]
Subjects:
Jamaica > Juvenile fiction.
Home > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Dual nationality > Juvenile fiction.
Picture books.
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Summary:"We're going home, and you're coming with us... Marlee's parents are from Jamaica, a place she's never been. Now they're planning a family trip. Her parents call it home, but they already have a home with Marlee and her brother, Nile. How can one person have two home countries? And what if Marlee doesn't like it there? When they arrive in Jamaica, Marlee is swept up into a big, welcoming family full of cousins and grandparents. Grandma braids her hair, and Gran'daddy tucks her into bed. They watch pigs on the beach and drink from coconuts and eat delicious foods. And everywhere Marlee goes, the people she sees are her color. Finally, she understands what it means to have two homes. This touching picture book explores what it means to come from two cultures. Through Heather Beaumont's expressive text, with its "when we go home" refrain, and Nátali de Mello's richly vibrant art, When We Go Home is a book for so many kids in North America who have family heritage somewhere else. It celebrates and affirms those connections in loving detail."--
Item Description:Illustrations rendered in mixed media.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 26 cm
Issued also in electronic format.
Audience:Ages 3-7
ISBN:9781525312519
1525312510
Author Notes:Heather Beaumont emigrated from England at seven years old with her parents and big sister. She spent her childhood exploring in the woods, riding her bike, making weekly visits to the library and directing and acting out stories with friends. Her love of words and stories led to careers in magazine journalism and communications and marketing. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Nátali de Mello is a Brazilian Canadian author and illustrator based in Ottawa, Ontario. She holds an MA in Illustration from Falmouth University and has illustrated several picture books. Nátali loves using creativity and inclusivity in her work, mixing traditional and digital media. When she's not drawing, you can find her hiking in nature with her husband and twins --- or enjoying a nice slice of pizza!

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