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Home Is Where the Heart Is — Content Guide for Parents

By Cam HigginsSimon and SchusterISBN 9781534479012128 pages
Home Is Where the Heart Is

Found in this book

  • Scary contentBrief

Not found

  • Violence
  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Profanity
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

Meet the loveable and rambunctious puppy, Bo Davis, in this first book of the Good Dog series! When Bo loses something important, his search takes him all over the farm.

Springtime has arrived at the Davis Family Farm! Spring showers lead to muddy hijinks for a young pup named Bo. But when Bo loses his dog tag, he gets serious and enlists all of his barnyard pals to help him find it. From horse stalls to chicken coops to grazing fields and beyond, Bo’s adventure takes him all over the farm, introducing a cast of friends and frenemies.

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Good Dog chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Home Is Where the Heart Is appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    Bo's friend Scrapper looks for monsters in the woods and Bo mistakes friendly attic spiders for ghosts, and one reader skipped a few pages for a 4-year-old.

  • Does Home Is Where the Heart Is have violence?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Home Is Where the Heart Is have scary content?

    Found (Brief): Bo's friend Scrapper looks for monsters in the woods and Bo mistakes friendly attic spiders for ghosts, and one reader skipped a few pages for a 4-year-old.

  • Does Home Is Where the Heart Is have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Home Is Where the Heart Is have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Home Is Where the Heart Is have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Home Is Where the Heart Is have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Home Is Where the Heart Is have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Home Is Where the Heart Is have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Home Is Where the Heart Is have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.