The House by J. Patrick Lewis manages two rare feats of children's media-it appeals to adult readers and provides material that will grow with children as they mature.
The story is narrated by a stone house that sits next to hills, farmland, and a forest. The house's narration is provided through poetry that will appeal to older readers but might go over the heads of some younger audiences. That's okay because the illustrations that accompany the tale will appeal to everyone. Roberto Innocenti's images show the changing of the seasons as well as the passage of time. An empty field on one page becomes a place for harvest on the next. The house begins the 20th century as a small, country cottage and ends its time as a bustling, upscale vacation home.
Children and adults alike will want to return time and again to discover new details from the story and the pictures. The House is a classic children's book that stays with you well after the last page.
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