This House, Once

This House, Once

<b>“Tender, comforting, and complex.” —<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> (starred review)<BR> “Drawn with exquisite precision and quiet dashes of humor.” —<i>Publishers Weekly</i> (starred review)<BR> “A lovely, ruminative selection.” —<i>School Library Journal</i> (starred review)<BR> “A blueprint for mindfulness and gratitude for the homes in which we…live.” —<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b><BR> <BR>Deborah Freedman’s masterful new picture book is at once an introduction to the pieces of a house, a cozy story to share and explore, and a dreamy meditation on the magic of our homes and our world.<BR><BR>Before there was this house,<BR> there were stones,<BR> and mud,<BR> and a colossal oak tree—<BR> three hugs around<BR> and as high as the blue.<BR> <BR>What was your home, once?<BR> <BR>This poetically simple, thought-provoking, and gorgeously illustrated book invites readers to think about where things come from and what nature provides.