Home is Where my Heart is, will be published by Andersen Press in June 2023. Written by Smriti Halls and illustrated by Alice Courtley, this heartwarming tale teaches us that home is always in your heart.


What does home mean to you? Home is where you’re known, understood and where you can truly be yourself. But is home a place, or is it a feeling? Following Bear’s journey far from home and back again, you will see that home is not one place, it’s the people who love you. And most importantly, you can hold it with you wherever you go.

The cover of Home Is Where My Heart Is, shows a Bear hugging a duck under a yellow umbrella. In the background, we see lots of colourful umbrellas and some rain.
This illustration shows a city scene, with lots of animal commuters and cars and tall towering buildings casting shadows. We can see the main bear character making his way through the crowd.
This illustration shows bear in a hot air balloon made of patchwork quilts. In the background we can see the pink mountains as the sun sets. There are colourful birds flying alongside bear in his hot air balloon.
This illustration shows bear in the rain, looking scared and lost. There are other animals with umbrellas passing him by.