SuitabookA Home for Spark the Dragon
Michael Sheen, Jess Webb
- Reading
- If homelessness feels close to home for your child, pause to hear their questions and let them set the pace. You might distinguish Spark’s story from the varied reasons people can lose housing.
- Themes
- Home and homelessness: After the storm destroys his home, Spark searches for somewhere to live and eventually makes a new home with friends’ help. The story gives homelessness a personal shape through Spark’s search and points towards the importance of having a place that feels like home.
- Friendship and help: Friends offer Spark places to stay; later, friends help him make a new home. The plot presents friends’ practical support as important to Spark finding a place of his own.
- Worth knowing
- A storm destroys Spark’s home, and he is described as sad and unsure what to do. His search includes places that do not feel comfortable to him; how strongly this lands will vary by reader.