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This Is Our World Welcome Home

See Inside 20 Homes All Around the World
By Valerie Wilding
Series: This Is Our World
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Visit 20 different homes around the world in this vibrant and colourful follow-up to This Is Our World and Celebrate With Us! The tour is truly global, as we explore a terraced house in the UK before zipping over to a houseboat in the Netherlands. Then,... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Visit a diverse range of homes around the world in This Is Our World Welcome Home

Visit a diverse range of homes around the world in the latest title in the This Is Our World series.

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Visit 20 different homes around the world in this vibrant and colourful follow-up to This Is Our World and Celebrate With Us!

The tour is truly global, as we explore a terraced house in the UK before zipping over to a houseboat in the Netherlands. Then, it's a quick jump to a high-rise apartment in Tokyo, before travelling to a cave house in Tunisia. Our guides are children who tell us about their unique homes and surrounding environments, opening a door into diverse cultures around the world.

Gorgeous illustrations by Asa Gilland fill the homes and their inhabitants with warmth and humour, accompanied by Valerie Wilding's entertaining and informative text.

This is the ideal book for young children who long to travel the world and see how other people live.

Series: This Is Our World

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  • This Is Our World Welcome Home
    Pre-order
    This Is Our World Welcome Home
    Visit 20 different homes around the world in this vibrant and colourful follow-up to This Is Our World and Celebrate With Us! The tour is truly global, as we explore a terraced house in the UK before zipping over to a houseboat in the Netherlands. Then, it's a quick jump to a high-rise apartment in Tokyo, before travelling to a...
    By Valerie Wilding
    Paperback
    $2500
    Pre-order
    Out 10 Nov 2026
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780753449219

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 July 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Kingfisher Books Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Åsa Gilland

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 5.0mm

Width: 239.0mm

Height: 282.0mm

Weight: 274g

Pages: 48

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Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Kids & YA Pre-orders Pre-order Books Pre-Order Children's Books Pre-orders Pre-orders by Release Date Series: This Is Our World Valerie Wilding

About the Author

Valerie Wilding loves writing for children because it makes her happy, and she can't imagine doing anything else. She was a teacher for many years, then a school librarian, but writing took over and that's how she spends her days. It's the most challenging and the most satisfying work she's ever done. Valerie writes fiction and non-fiction and especially enjoys narrative non-fiction, where lots of information is wrapped up in an exciting story. She has written over a hundred books, on all sorts of subjects, and she likes to bring a touch of humour to everything she does. Åsa Gilland is a Swedish illustrator who loves all things retro, quirky imagery, and folk art themes. She studied interior design at Accademia Italiana Moda and has 20 years of experience in illustration. She illustrated Kingfisher's This is Our World, This is Our World: Celebrate With Us and We Are All Different.

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  • This Is Our World Our Favourite Food
    Find out about all sorts of delicious food eaten across the globe with this fascinating title in the critically acclaimed This Is Our World series! By turning the pages of This Is Our World - Food, readers will embark on a culinary adventure through twenty different countries. From meals cooked in an underground oven in Fiji, to sweet mini pancakes...
    By Tracey Turner and Valerie Wilding
    Hardback
    $3300
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • This Is Our World: Celebrate With Us!
    This Is Our World: Celebrate With Us!
    Meet children from around the world as they tell us about the feasts and festivals they enjoy and the religions and customs they follow. This Is Our World: Celebrate With Us!, written by Valerie Wilding, is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed This Is Our World. It's a vibrant and colourful celebration of our planet's cultural diversity—an unforgettable journey that...
    By Valerie Wilding
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    $2999
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • This Is Our World: Celebrate With Us!
    This Is Our World: Celebrate With Us!
    Meet twenty children from around the world as they tell us about the feasts and festivals they enjoy and the religions and customs they follow. This Is Our World: Celebrate With Us!, written by Valerie Wilding and illustrated by Åsa Gilland, is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed This Is Our World. It's a vibrant and colourful celebration of our...
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