A New Home for Allie - Hardcover

Carrie Daws

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1620207990 ISBN 13: 9781620207994

Publisher: Ambassador International, 2018

Synopsis

A New Home for Allie strikes a chord for constantly-relocating military families and is a must-have for any child's library!
Kellie Artis, Director of Communications, MILLIE-Bringing Military Families Home

Allie loves her home in Kenya. But her dad works for the Animal Jungle Patrol, and he just got orders to move their family to Somalia. She has many questions, and the journey will be long. Will the new place be like what she knows? Will she find friends in her new home? And will she ever see her best friend again?

What awaits her in A New Home for Allie?

Additional Endorsements:

This sweet and heart-touching lovely picture book has a bibliotherapy aspect, too, for children who face relocation. Highly recommend.

Carrie Fancett Pagels, Ph.D., Award-winning and ECPA bestselling author

Moving is never easy for a child but it is so much harder for military kids. I live close to an air force base and every spring houses go up for sale and families move. A New Home for Allie is a sweet story that can help a child with the fear of leaving behind everything you know for a new adventure.
Diana Lesire Brandmeyer, CBA best-selling author of Mind of Her Own

As a 47-year military spouse, I'm so familiar with the angst of Dad receiving orders to move to another location and the effect this news has on the entire family - including pets! Carrie does a superb job of bringing the reader right into the story by sharing the many questions Allie has for her parents about their new home, and what it's like in comparison to the only home she's ever known up to this point. . . . this book is deep in meaningful life lessons for all of us - young and old alike - about change and the personal growth that occurs when we open our minds and hearts and move outside our comfort zone.
Dr. Dorothy Guy Bonvillain, Founder and CEO, Warrior Wives Academy, LLC

Author Carrie Daws has given us a gift with A New Home for Allie. The characters are engaging and the illustrations beautiful. Moving to a new place can be difficult for children, especially those with a parent in the military. This book presents the process in a positive and encouraging manner. Definitely a book I'm adding to resources I recommend.
Edie Melson, award-winning author

With lush illustrations and a heartfelt story, A New Home for Allie is sure to ease the transitioning child. A wonderful tool for parents and caregivers. Kids and adults alike will savor each beautiful page.
Jocelyn Green, author of Faith Deployed: Daily Encouragement for Military Wives

A New Home for Allie is a delightful picture book for children encountering a big life change. . . . A New Home for Allie is a lovely book and will make a very nice addition to the library of any family, but particularly well-suited to those in military families.
Kate Kessler, Product Reviews Director, The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, LLC

What a fun story! I wasn't ready for it to end. I hope to go on more adventures with Allie and the Animal Patrol in the future.
Patricia Beal, author of A Season to Dance and mom of two Army Brats

About this title

About the Author

Carrie Daws: Over the years, God rewrote Carrie's dream to include being a stay-at-home mom and a writer. Originally writing devotions to share what she learned with women, Carrie decided to enroll in the Christian Writer's Guild. While there, seeds were planted and cultivated. After almost ten years in the military, Carrie's husband medically retired, and they now live in North Carolina with their children. She stays busy homeschooling, keeping up with family and friends, and working on her next book.
Joanie Bruce: After writing simple picture books for her children and mysteries for teens, Joanie found her passion for writing exploded when she started working in suspense fiction. As an avid reader, she welcomed the transition from reading to writing and considered it a wonderful new experience to please others with her words instead of visual means.
As an artist, Joanie's primary goal is to achieve a strong likeness of her subject, while portraying it in the most complementary setting. Her greatest joy is realized in providing her customers with a cherished reminder of someone or something very dear to them - a work that will stand the test of time.
With a specialty in portraiture, Joanie Bruce uses such media as oils, acrylics, pastel, graphite, charcoal, and clay to create commissioned pieces as well as creative landscapes, animals, and still life using a realistic approach to art. Her body of work includes over 150 commissioned portraits in various media as well as numerous landscapes and is found in private homes as well as corporate offices.

Review

A New Home for Allie strikes a chord for constantly-relocating military families and is a must-have for any child's library! Allie works through the process of parting with old friends, embarks on a journey through unfamiliar lands, arrives at her new home with an open mind, and is rewarded with a new friendship. Though it sounds like a simple process, adjusting after a move is an immense emotional strain and impacts the whole family - especially little ones. Carrie Daws is able to capture the fears, concerns, and insecurities children face before and during a move, and offers an identifiable character for them to relate to during their transition. Allie's acceptance, trust in her parents, and positive outlook are key components to her successful transition. And, if we could only have classrooms full of Maribelles to welcome newcomers, the world would truly be a better place!" 
~Kellie Artis, Director of Communications, MILLIE - Bringing Military Families Home. 

About this edition

• Publisher: Ambassador International
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1620207990
• ISBN 13: 9781620207994
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 34
• Illustrator: Joanie Bruce