'Williams' heartfelt text, published posthumously, supports Raschka's expressive illustrations to tell the story of a child adopted by two dads. Home at Last is a universal, timely, and timeless book about the right of all children to belong someplace safe. Williams and honor both her spirit and her intent. Chris Raschka's astonishing and glorious full-color paintings are based on sketches by Vera B. Williams died on October 16, 2015, while still working on this book with her dear friend and fellow artist Chris Raschka. But no matter how happy Lester seems during the day, he still gets scared and worried at night! It's the sweet dog Wincka who finally solves the problem when she climbs into Lester's bed and promptly falls asleep, serving as both his pillow and his protector. They make cocoa and introduce him to his cousins. They buy him a bike and take him for ice cream. But every night, Lester's new dads walk him back to his own room, hoping that eventually Lester will get used to the new house and his new family and feel as though he belongs. Night after night he creeps into his parents' room and attempts to crawl in between his two daddies, confident that if he's with them and their dog, Wincka, nothing bad will happen to him ever again.

Williams and illustrated by the author in collaboration with two-time Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka.Īfter Lester is adopted by Daddy Albert and Daddy Rich, he develops a big problem-he can't fall asleep. A poignant, timely, and universal picture book about fear, adoption, family, and the joy of fatherhood, written by beloved and award-winning author Vera B.

Home at Last by Vera B. Williams