Building Our House (Hardcover)

A "New York Times Book Review "Editors' ChoiceWinner of the 2013 "Boston Globe" Horn Book Award for Best Picture BookA "Kirkus Reviews" Best Book of 2013A "New York Times Book Review "Notable Children's Book of 2013 In this unique construction book for kids who love tools and trucks, 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. From empty lot to finished home, every stage of their year-and-a-half-long building project is here. And at every step their lucky kids are watching and getting their hands dirty, in 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, this is Jonathan Bean's retelling of his own family's true experience, and includes an afterword with photographs from the author's collection.

General

Imprint:	Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	Jonathan Bean
Illustrators:	Jonathan Bean
Dimensions:	315 x 238 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Paper over boards / Picture book / With dust jacket
Pages:	48
ISBN-13:	978-0-374-38023-6
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > General Books > Children's & Educational > Life skills & personal awareness, general studies > Personal awareness: family, relationship & social issues > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > General Promotions
LSN:	0-374-38023-6
Barcode:	9780374380236

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