One House

by Sarah MacNeill

Overview

Crabs with clipboards and bears who build are some of the animals who come together to make a home for their friend.

Plans are drafted, holes are dug, and construction begins! This board book will delight little ones with its quirky illustrations and rhyming countdown. With teamwork, generosity and some special skills, it's amazing what these critters can accomplish!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781459816619
Publisher:	Orca Book Publishers
Publication date:	09/25/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	26
File size:	13 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 Months to 2 Years

About the Author

Sarah MacNeill is a graphic designer with a background in architecture. She has wanted to create children's books since she was a child herself and can spend hours in the picture-book section of her local bookstore, being inspired by imaginative illustrations. She loves New York City, avocados and new art supplies but could do without alarm clocks and spiders. Sarah lives in Murray River, Prince Edward Island.

Editorial Reviews

"A board book that parents and toddlers will want to come back to time and time again!"

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"An excellent home purchase and a welcome addition to the counting book collections of libraries serving preschoolers. Recommended."

CM Magazine

2018-11-21

A handy group of creatures comes together to build a house for the neighborhood mouse.

Step by step, each contributing critter helps with the construction of a new house, from the 10 toucans drawing up the plans to the five snails who are "driving nails." The countdown starts with those 10 toucans and works its way down to one, enumerating animals and steps along the way. All of the pages include simple rhyming phrases that read tightly and naturally. The progression of the story from plans to moving in is logical and believable, a thoughtful touch. It's really MacNeill's skillful hand with the detailed illustrations that sets this one apart. The pages incorporate graph paper, the front and back covers have ruled edging, and the large numbers of the countdown are filled with tiny patterns that echo the larger illustrations. Perhaps the most delightful of these details is that the final two pages point out to readers that a heart is hidden on each page, encouraging a seek-and-find reread. The only reason to raise an eyebrow is to the scale of a couple illustrations: If it's truly a mouse house that the animals are building, then aren't the bear-sized stairs (built by six bears) rather inconvenient? The charming mixed-media illustrations provide so much visual interest readers probably won't mind, and the age-appropriate rhyming text is a sweet accompaniment.

The beautiful, inviting illustrations ensure readers will keep coming back, finding new details to delight in upon each revisit. (Board book. 6 mos.-3)

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