“This is where I live. I don’t know Toronto. I know here.”
A little girl preparing to move to the city from a remote part of Canada recalls all the things she loves about her home: animals in the forest, her friends and the trailers she lives in. When she wonders “Have people in Toronto seen what I’ve seen?” her teacher helps her find a way to carry along & share her memories of everything she loves “here.” A wonderfully poignant book for any age with vibrant illustrations, it pairs well with the second book in the series From There to Here.
This story could help inspire children to process their own feelings about moving and what they love about their current home, and parents will appreciate the poetic writing style.
Reading level: age 4- 7 years.