Stories that stay.

Vanessa Douyon is a Haitian-American author born and living in Baltimore, Maryland with her husband and three children. She has been featured by Forbes, The New Yorker, and Saveur Magazine. Her debut children's book, Homesick, is the story of a little girl who longs for a place she has never been — and a mother who understands exactly why. Born from a real conversation between a Haitian-American author and her daughter, this debut picture book captures the ache of diaspora with warmth and wonder. For every child who has ever felt pulled toward a homeland they've only heard about, this is the book that tells them: that longing is real, and it belongs to you.