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Goodbye, Hello: A Going Home Travel Adventure

Angela H. Dale

Illustrator: Daniel Wiseman

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2024

Publisher: Holiday House

ISBN: 978-0-8234-5477-8

Keywords: Concept Book-tickets, bags, watching, waiting, gate LGBTQ+, US Navy, reunion, ship, poetry, babies, siblings

A biracial US Navy family travels by taxi, plane, and bus to meet Mama in Japan. Rhymed couplets, staccato phrasing. Fine-lined, digital illustrations with saturated colors. Author's note.