By Nadia Alam

Simon and Schuster

October 17, 2023

Fiction

Hardcover

ThemesAAPI VoicesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3

Every Sunday after cereal, Sam and Mom walk to the laundromat, wash their clothes, and see their friends. But this Sunday is different. Today, doing laundry means packing clean clothes in boxes to move away. Sam doesn’t want to leave their neighborhood and friends. Maybe if they hope with all their might, they can turn a washing machine into a wishing machine! Sam’s imagination transforms the mundane into a series of wonders as they cope with change and learn the true meaning of home.