
Going Home
$21.84
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
1 February 2026
Summary
A beautifully written and illustrated story of a mouse father and child on a day out, exploring connection and loss.
It’s good to know where things are going … and where other things have gone.
A father and child head out for the day – just what they feel like doing. They see beetles wandering past, snails sliding by, and bees and balloons flying above.
Where are they all going? Going home, perhaps, says Dad.
…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760659110 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760659118 |
| Author: | Simon Howe |
| Publisher: | Walker Books Australia |
| Imprint: | Walker Books Australia |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 426g |
| Dimensions: | 12mm x 277mm x 237mm |
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A beautiful art style that flows across pages, with purposeful pauses to allow for reader interpretation and moments to appreciate the illustrations. * fangtastical_fiction via instagram *
About The Author
Simon Howe
Simon Howe is an illustrator and author with a broad appetite for children’s literature, animation, storytelling and design. He has worked with several notable Australian authors on books for children, and has designed and directed animation for advertising and television. Grounded in themes of childhood, family, hope and home, his work has been nominated for the Australian Book Industry Awards and the Australian Book Design Awards, and his first authored book, Shoosh, has been distributed by the Bounty Bag network to over 60,000 children in Queensland.
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