In her first picture book, author Patrice Gopo illuminates how family stories of far-off lands help shape children, help form their identity, and help connect them with the broader world.

Her lyrical language, paired with Jenin Mohammed’s richly textured artwork, creates a beautiful, stirring portrait of a child’s deep ties to cultures and communities beyond where she lays her head to sleep.

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Interested in a signed copy?

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Shelves Bookstore, Park Road Books, or Main Street Books in Davidson

Yes, ordering the book is so fabulously helpful (thank you!), but there are plenty of other ways you can offer support, including suggesting your public library purchase a copy. Please visit here to learn more . . .

Also, please visit here for my interview with my publisher.

“With bright vibrant patterns and dreamlike layering of drawings paired with poetic dialogue and narrative description, words and art set the scene for a mother and daughter bedtime story with a gentle dose of geography and genealogy . . . . Purchase as a class read-aloud, for parents as a bedtime story, a class history introduction on geography, immigration, and the African diaspora.” — School Library Journal

"All the Places We Call Home is such a delicate weaving of bedtime story, geography lesson and family/cultural history, and we love the beautiful framing: "Tonight, though, can we visit the memories?” — Sustainable Arts Foundation

“Beautifully illustrated and written, the book is joyfully inspiring and satisfying." — Marita Golden

about the illustrator

Winner of the SCBWI 2020 Summer Showcase Award, artist Jenin Mohammed moved into children's illustration after working to gain entry into storyboarding for television. Just as her dream studio job appeared on the horizon, Jenin realized that her true love for story lay in children's illustration. Her work uses dynamic shapes and perspective with a layering technique to create a tissue-paper-collage-meets-painterly look. Born and raised in Florida, Jenin grew up in an African American/Caribbean household, providing a personal connection to Patrice's story.

About the Author

Patrice Gopo is the child of Jamaican immigrants and was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. She is an award-winning essayist and the author of All the Colors We Will See: Reflections on Barriers, Brokenness, and Finding Our Way (a Fall 2018 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection). Her ties to Jamaica and other parts of the world sparked her early desire to travel to the cities and countries she traced on a globe. In time, as she began writing about her experiences, Patrice became interested in how places contribute to the people we become. Ultimately, she hopes her stories celebrate the beauty of living a multifaceted life. Patrice lives with her family in North Carolina—a place she considers another home. All the Places We Call Home is her first picture book.