My New Home

Marta Altés is the award-winning creator of My Grandpa, I Am An Artist! and King Cat. She loves to tell stories and her love of illustration saw her study for a degree in Graphic Design in Barcelona. Marta moved to the UK to study for an MA in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University (the best decision she ever made!) and graduated in 2011. Since then she has seen her books translated into many different languages. My Grandpa won the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Honour in the US and I Am An Artist! was longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. She's also won the Read It Again! Award and the Nottingham Children's Book Award and her first book No! was shortlisted for the Peoples Book Prize and the Waterstones Picture Book Prize. Marta lives in London.

Written from a young child's viewpoint this book gets right into the heart of a small child's concerns and answers them in a positive and reassuring way. parentsintouch.co.uk Every page of this book is considered and executed superbly... This is the ideal choice for all those looking for a bit of reassurance, or just a beautiful picture book. With My New Home, Marta Altes has managed to deliver another firm favourite. theillustratedforest.com This is a lovely book about friendship and moving to a new place that we highly recommend. It would be perfect for young children who might be worried about moving or be about to start school. bookbabblers.co.uk Perfect for children about to move house or start new school, My New Home has a universal message for any child about the importance of kindness and acceptance when meeting someone new, whether they are young or old. Lancashire Evening Post