Dear Wild Child: You Carry Your Home Inside You

This beautiful and moving picture book is inspired by a letter from a father to his daughter about wildfire, loss, and learning that we carry our homes inside us wherever we go.

In the shade of ancient redwood trees by a creek not far from the ocean, a father builds a house for his newborn daughter, where she grows up wild and strong in their coastal canyon home. When a wildfire takes back their beloved house, he writes his now-grown daughter a letter telling her it's gone.

Inspired by the real letter the author wrote his daughter, this poignant story--written together by father and daughter--is a resilient declaration that a home is more than just wood and stone; it is made of love and can never be taken away.

You carry home with you wherever you go.

From authors Wallace J. Nichols and Wallace Grayce Nichols and illustrator Drew Beckmeyer, Dear Wild Child is "a touching sentiment that reminds readers of all ages that our lives are defined not by our material possessions but by the memories we make. . . Intricate and emotional." (Kirkus)

Includes a note from the authors on climate change

Author: Wallace J. Nichols, Wallace Grayce Nichols
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Published: 08/09/2022
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 10.76h x 9.89w x 0.41d
ISBN: 9781951836467
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/04/2022
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2022

About the Author
Wallace Grayce Nichols is a student of sustainable design, problem solver, and water lover. Dr. Wallace J. Nichols is a marine biologist and loves his daughters very much. Home is the slow coast of central California. Drew Beckmeyer is a fine artist, illustrator, and elementary school teacher. His books include I Am a Tornado and The Long Island. His home is in California.