Home at Last

Reviewed by: Barbara Merritt - Scarborough School District, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: October 24, 2016

Review

This is the story of young Lester being adopted by two dads after his parents died in a car accident. All three of them and the dog, Wincka, are excited about becoming a family, though Lester still has fears of what might happen to him. He cannot sleep at night and makes a nightly journey to his dads' bedroom for comfort. Wincka finally helps by moving to Lester's room at night. The story is told tenderly and well. Vera Williams asked Chris Raschka to illustrate it asked him to draw action figures, and told him what the dads would be like. She died before the book was finished, so Raschka finished it alone. He says "Vera wrote it, Vera and I drew it, and I painted it."

Overall Book Score: good