How Roscoe & Friends Found a Home

A house can be yours… but a home is something you build together.

In How Roscoe & Friends Found a Home, Roscoe the Raccoon is living his best city life—until a surprise letter whooshes in with shocking news: he’s inherited a lake house! At first, Roscoe tries to bring the city with him… a café corner, a music stage, a perfect window seat. But the rooms still feel too quiet.

So he does the bravest thing of all: he invites friends.

Soon Dottie the Deer is whipping up a forest feast, Felix the Fox is building a dock for lake adventures, and Maggie the Magpie is hanging lanterns and ribbons until everything twinkles. And just when Roscoe thinks the house feels “full”… a shy knock introduces Piper the Possum—with a gift no one expected: music, dancing, and a brand-new kind of belonging.

With playful rhymes, laugh-out-loud moments, and warm watercolor-style illustrations, this story helps kids feel excited (not scared) about change—while reminding everyone of a simple truth you’ll want to quote on repeat: “A home swells when shared anew.”

Why families love it

• A gentle social-emotional learning story about belonging, flexibility, and friendship
• Perfect for big transitions: moving, new schools, new neighbors, new routines
• Teaches collaboration where different ideas can make something better, not worse
• Rhyming text that’s fun to read aloud and great for early literacy

Age & reading info

• Best for read-aloud: Ages 3–7
• Kids reading independently: Ages 7–9 (stronger early readers)
• Reading level: Kindergarten–2nd grade with support; 1st–3rd grade for confident readers
• Text style: Rhyming verse (AABBCC), 6 lines per page