A Home Named Walter

I read this to my six-year-old twice in one sitting, and both times we got choked up watching Walter’s rooms go quiet after the family drives off. The way the book shows his broken heart mending through small, everyday moments felt so real. Definitely a keeper for anyone navigating loss with little

The way Walter’s broken heart visibly mends across the pages hit me right in the chest—my kids asked me to read it three nights in a row. The quiet, tender pacing makes the loss feel real without ever getting too heavy for little listeners.

We lost our family dog last year, and reading Walter’s journey with my kids brought up all those feelings—the way he feels the emptiness after the family leaves is so real. The writing has this gentle rhythm that made my 6-year-old ask questions about loss we hadn’t tackled before. It’s become a bed