***** FIVE STARS *****
"C. Anne has managed to fuse both fantasy and adventure into one book. The characters she has created are relatable and so adorable that you would want to befriend them in real life. A Home Called Haven makes you eager to visit this underground world and experience it for yourself. The imagery and descriptions are creative and intriguing with a plot and creatures that are original. Do you want to go on an adventure? Parents, get this book now, read it with your children, and enjoy the journey together. " -Readers' Favorite
"In A Home Called Haven: The Lower World, the author has given us so many wonderful characters and she has given each one a voice that is special to them. It is superbly written and will stir up so many memories for adults from their own childhood and what they wanted it to be while giving children an exciting journey into a magical world that they will dream about wanting to visit. In addition, the story is an excellent teaching experience for children to learn about how important it is to accept others for what they are and that it is more than okay to be different. This is an absolutely spell-binding adventure for the reader and for the characters and it should not be missed. I cannot wait to see what the next adventure will be for Fox and Otter and Amma and I know you will all feel the same way." - Reader Views Kids
What happens when two misfit children are sent to live with a mischievous and mysterious woman in her magical cabin in the woods?
Fox is an introverted eleven-year-old girl who doesn't trust easily. She likes quiet time to think about things and enjoys creating stories which she tries to pass off as real. She is lonely and needs a friend, but she won't admit that.
Otter is a loud, energetic nine-year-old boy who stutters and trips over his own feet. He is always on the go and likes to talk about anything and everything. He gets picked on for talking funny and in trouble for being loud, but he can't help but be himself.
How can they every learn to live together peacefully? Both are so different. But the one thing they have in common is their search for a place to belong.
They finally find that place with Amma, a gentle and loving elderly woman who lives in a cabin in the middle of the forest. But all is not as it seems in the cozy cabin named Haven, and certainly not in the mysterious woods surrounding it.
Fox and Otter soon learn that the world they live in is not the only one that exists. Together they embark on a magical journey that will transform their fears and past traumas. Meeting mythological beings along the way, both will have their will and fortitude tested at every turn. Are they strong enough to make it through, or will the lessons and tasks that are set out before them prove to be too daunting? Haven was the perfect home they had been longing for, but now they may never find their way back to Amma.
A magical fairy tale that fuses both fantasy and adventure into one book. Are you ready for a spellbinding journey? The first in A Home Called Haven series, this is an incredible adventure you don't want to miss.