A House
by Kevin Henkes (Author) Kevin Henkes (Illustrator)
Caldecott Medal-winner and #1 New York Times-bestselling author Kevin Henkes explores what it means to be at home in this stunning picture book. Brimming with interactive call-and-response questions, A House is a timeless and irresistible must-have for both very young children and emergent readers--as well as the entire family.
Where is the door to the house? Do you see any clouds? What does the house look like when it is sunny outside? When it is raining? And what will the house turn into when its family returns? A home.
Caldecott Medal-winner Kevin Henkes employs interactive questions, declarative sentences, basic shapes, and a limited color palette in this brilliant and classic picture book. A House introduces young readers to shapes, numbers, the weather, and the parts of a house, with a rhythmic, repetitive text and remarkable illustrations.
A story about home, family, community, and belonging, A House is an excellent choice for emergent readers, for social and emotional development, and for storytime sharing.
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Eschewing a more traditional story arc in this volume, Henkes (Sun Flower Lion) creates multiple images of a dwelling-a tiny, boxlike structure with a pink tiled roof, a round window, and a blue chimney-and offers a series of questions about them. "Where is the door? What color is it?" the narrator asks after introducing the house. "Where is the window? What shape is it?" As the pages turn, the sun rises and sets, and the house weathers rain and snow ("So much snow! Where is the house?"). Toward book’s end, a multicolored, peg doll-style family appears with a dog and cat. Now that it has people in it, the house receives a new label: "A home." The questions suggest how much there is to observe about the very simplest things, and how a single scene can inspire many exchanges: "Where are the clouds? Which one is smallest? Where are the puddles? Which one is biggest?" The limited scope of this world-the house, the single-frame storms, even the simply rendered dog and cat-adds further charm to this bite-size creation that’s rooted in noticing. Ages 4-8.
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JUV009000 - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts | General
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
