Two Islands One Heart
A PICTURE BOOK · JAKA PUTRANTO
Home isn't always one place.
Two Islands One Heart is a picture book written by a single dad, drawn from his own life. It's about a child who now has two homes on two different islands, and who slowly learns that both of them can still feel like home.
For children going through their parents' separation. And for the parents who want to start that conversation more gently.
Written by Jaka Putranto · Illustrated by Kartika Sandjojo
Two homes. Two islands. One heart.
THE STORY
When Mom and Dad told me they were separating, and that I would have two homes on two different islands, I didn't know what to feel. Sad, confused, and a little bit lost. But along the way, I learned that families can be different and still be full of love. That two homes can both feel like home. And that happiness has a way of finding us again.
Written by a dad who has lived this story. Two Islands One Heart is a tender, comforting story for young children whose parents are separating or divorced, and a gentle bridge for the conversations that matter most.
PEEK INSIDE
From one island to two, and a heart that holds both.
FOR THE GROWN-UPS BESIDE THEM
When a family changes, the biggest question a child has often sounds like the simplest one.
And the answer should never be complicated.
Love isn't decided by where they sleep tonight, or whose house they're in. It's decided by the care they keep feeling, every single day.
Two Islands One Heart, a picture book for children going through their parents' separation, and for the parents walking through it beside them.
WRITTEN BY
Jaka Putranto
A single dad who wrote this book from his own life, for children making sense of two homes and for the parents looking for a gentler place to begin.
ILLUSTRATED BY
Kartika Sandjojo
Turquoise seas, island gardens, starry nights and a rainbow between two shores, painted with warmth on every page.
