A True Home

Courage, kindness, and adventure abounds in this charming, illustrated chapter book series about a mouse discovering the true meaning of home.

When Mona the Mouse stumbles across the wondrous world of the Heartwood Hotel in the middle of a storm, she desperately hopes they’ll let her stay. As it turns out, Mona is precisely the maid they need at the grandest hotel in Fernwood Forest, where animals come from far and wide for safety, luxury, and comfort. But the Heartwood Hotel is not all acorn soufflés and soft moss-lined beds. Danger lurks, and as it approaches, Mona finds that this hotel is more than a warm place to spend the night. It might also be a home.

These heartwarming stories will delight newly independent readers and send them scurrying for the second book in the series, The Greatest Gift.

• "[A] warm, winning tale."
  Kirkus
• "This warm series starter is easy to love."
  Booklist
• “Charming and imaginative, and full of endearing characters who excel at kindness as only animals can. With stories that highlights the power of friendship, the Heartwood Hotel is sure to leave readers eager to visit again.” 
  Ashley Spires, author and illustrator of The Most Magnificent Thing
• “If there’s one thing...Kallie George knows, it’s how to create a tale full of whimsy.” 
  Quill & Quire
• Praise for The Greatest Gift (Heartwood Hotel #2):
• "Settle in a cozy chair and pass the cheese crumble! Mona’s adventures continue in this critter-crammed sequel that will pull at your heartstrings as well as your funny bone.”
  Cyndi Marko, author and illustrator of the Kung Pow Chicken series