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ISBN: 0374380236

ISBN13: 9780374380236

Building Our House

Name: Building our house my favorite book ever
Item: Building Our House
Rating: 5
Author: Emily s.smith

by Jonathan Bean

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Book Overview

Perfect for the little builders in your life, this warm-hearted and unique picture book is all about "building a house and turning it into a home" (Publishers Weekly), inspired by award-winning author-illustrator Jonathan Bean's own childhood.

In this can't-miss book for kids who love tools, trucks, and all things construction-related, readers join a girl and her family as they pack up their old house in town and set out to build a new one in the country. Mom and Dad are going to make the new house themselves, from the ground up, with a helping hand from their lucky kiddos. From empty lot to finished home, every stage of their year-and-a-half-long building project is captured here--page after page brimming with machines, vehicles, and all kinds of house-making activities

As he imagines it through the eyes of his older sister, Building Our House is Jonathan Bean's retelling of his own family's true experience building their home, and includes an author's note with real-life family photographs.

"Raise the roof for this picture book. It's something special." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Did you love Building Our House? Then pick up a copy of This Is My Home, This Is My School, another autobiographically inspired picture book from Jonathan Bean about the special rhythms and routines of a homeschooling family.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0374380236

ISBN13:9780374380236

Release Date:January 2013

Publisher:Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)

Length:48 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 9.3" x 12.1"

Age Range:3 to 6 years

Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 1

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Published by Michelle W , 7 days ago

We absolutely love this book. My kids have me read it every day. It’s such a sweet story of how a family works together to build their home in the country. The illustrations and colors used in the pictures are beautiful and draws the reader in. And the fact that it’s a true story makes it even sweeter. Can’t recommend enough!