Better Together - Hardcover

by Kallie George (Author), Stephanie Graegin (Illustrator)

The Heartwood Hotel must prove its worth when a rival hotel comes to the forest! Full of courage, kindness, and adorable woodland creatures, one little mouse will discover the true meaning of home in this charming illustrated chapter book series.

Spring has come to Fernwood Forest, and the Heartwood Hotel is all a-bustle. With Mr. Heartwood off on vacation, it's up to Mona and the rest of the staff to keep everything running smoothly.

When rumors buzz of a rival hotel, the Heartwood is determined to prove they're the very best inn around with the most spectacular Spring Splash the forest has ever seen. Guests check in from near and far to compete for the Cutest Egg, the Tiniest Talent, and the Best Blossom.

But it's not all fun and games! Is Henry the newcomer too happy to help out? And are those uninvited guests looking to cause trouble? There's suddenly more to worry about than whose egg has the sweetest speckles. Can Mona find a way to bring everyone together in time to save them all from danger?

This heartwarming illustrated chapter book will delight newly independent readers and send them scurrying for the fourth book in the series, Home Again.

Don't miss more stories about the Heartwood Hotel:
A True Home
The Greatest Gift
Home Again

Author Biography

Kallie George is the author of the Heartwood Hotel series and the Magical Animal Adoption Agency series as well as other books. She works as an author and editor on the Sunshine Coast, Canada, and she holds a master's in children's literature from the University of British Columbia. In addition to writing and editing, Kallie is a speaker and leads workshops for aspiring writers. She happened across the Heartwood Hotel on a hike with her husband and wishes she were a mouse like Mona so she could stay there, too. She invites you to visit her online at kalliegeorge.com.

Stephanie Graegin was born during a blizzard on Groundhog Day in Chicago, Illinois. Stephanie spent her childhood drawing and collecting fauna in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Houston, Texas. She received her BFA in Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art and later attended Pratt Institute obtaining a Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking. Stephanie now lives in Brooklyn, is still drawing, and has managed to keep her collection down to one orange cat. She invites you to visit her online at www.graegin.com.