Love Rolls in (Just Like Home, Book One)
By (Author) Erin Soderberg Downing
Scholastic US
Scholastic US
6th January 2026
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Farm animals
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Paperback
176
Healing begins with a tail wag.
A heartwarming and fun middle grade series from bestselling author Erin Soderberg Downing, about a unique animal sanctuary, the full-time family who live there, and the rotating stable of animal guests who will learn what it really feels like to be loved and cared for.
Siblings Ruby and Henry have an unusual kind of home life compared to their friends. Their family operates an animal sanctuary with a unique collection of full-time pet residents: a pig, a llama, a dog, the world's bossiest cat, two silly goats, and a llama who thinks he's a human. Not to mention, Ruby and Henry's mom is also a vet at the animal clinic in town.
Let's just say, when it comes to animals, it's hard for Ruby and Henry's family to say no. But a couple months ago, their parents decided that the farm is full. No additional resident farm animals. No more fosters. Of course, rules are meant to be broken...
A scared puppy has just arrived at their mom's clinic, and he's lost mobility in his front legs because of an injury. What's worse, is that newly named Arlo clearly knows he's been abandoned. But with Ruby's builder brain, Henry's heart, and a little bit of kindness from their ragtag group of animals on the sanctuary, they might just be able to teach Arlo how to trust again.
Erin Soderberg Downing is the bestselling author of Controlled Burnand Just Keep Walking. She grew up exploring the forests and lakes of Northern Minnesota, and to this day, her best ideas for stories often come to her deep in the woods, where she can find plenty of creative space to explore and imagine. She has written more than fifty books, including The Great Peach Experiment series (a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection), the magical middle-grade novel Moon Shadow, and the Puppy Pirates chapter book series. Erin currently lives in Minneapolis with her husband, three adventurous kids, and two very fluffy dogs.