The Light of Home

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Age Range
4+
Release Date
September 17, 2024
ISBN
978-1338890617
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A universal story about displacement, migration, and the many ways we find home, from the talented author-illustrator team of Diana Farid and Hoda Hadadi.
Nur has always loved her home by the sea, where water glimmers along a straight horizon.

But when Nur and her family are forced to leave, they begin a long journey to an unfamiliar place. Here the horizon curves and twists, and the moonlight no longer glitters across the water. For Nur, nothing in this new place feels like home.

Then one day, Nur's mother brings her a new set of paintbrushes. Nur's brushstrokes help her connect the place she's lost to this new horizon, and she finds home again through her own creativity and heart.

The Light of Home will resonate with anyone who has ever had to leave a place they've loved.

From author, poet, and physician Diana Farid and artist Hoda Hadadi comes this introspective story about belonging and the power of creativity. For readers of Yuyi Morales' Dreamers and Yamile Saied Méndez and Jaime Kim's Where Are You From?

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Art Therapy Aids Healing
(Updated: June 23, 2026)
Overall rating
 
5.0
Plot
 
5.0
Characters
 
5.0
Writing Style
 
5.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
5.0
The Light of Home is the story of one family’s journey to safety and finding a home in a new place. Nur loves her home and her artwork, but when the bad men came, they didn’t have time to pack before she left her home and country forever. In their new home, her parents tried to buy her replacements for the things she lost, but they weren’t the same. Then art supplies were purchased, and she reclaimed her home in her memories through all her drawings.
This book finds an age-appropriate way to explain forced migration and makes the character relatable for children who have never experienced such trauma. It also highlights the power of art to aid in healing. While the words talk about how she can draw from her memories we can also see that some of the art on the wall is dark violent scribbles which emphasize how she feels sometimes about what happened. Overall, this is a good read for children trying to understand the new kid in class and develop empathy or put words to the feelings displaced children may be having.
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