The House with 100 Stories

Written by Toshio Iwai

A mysterious invitation sends a boy climbing a towering house, floor by floor, toward its secret.

4.3 Goodreads · 155 ratings

40 pages· 608 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud· ~520L· AR ~3.4 · ~0.5 AR pts

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Bookroo's summary

Tochi receives a mysterious invitation to a strange, magical house with 100 floors. As he climbs, he meets new animal residents on every floor, from squirrels tending a bonsai garden to bats bathing on the ceiling. Who sent the invitation, and who lives at the very top? The book opens vertically, so readers count their way up the tower with Tochi.

From the publisher

100 floors. 100 new friends. 100 stories. Flip open this towering book vertically to climb and count with Tochi as he tries to discover who lives at the top of a strange, magical house. Tochi receives a mysterious invitation to the House with 100 Stories. On each floor, Tochi meets the colorful, animal residents from squirrels working on their bonsai garden to bats taking baths on the ceiling. But who sent the invitation? Why do they live at the top of this strange house? Tochi must climb to the top to find out! With a unique structure, readers flip open this book vertically to reveal towering illustrations of the House with 100 Stories. Readers feel like they are climbing the tower with Tochi as they follow the text from bottom to top. Where’s Waldo? meets My Neighbor Totoro in this highly detailed and adorably illustrated counting book. Each floor features its own mini story as the reader counts with Tochi from 1 to 100. Packed with fun, hidden details, young readers will discover something new with every read. A Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the YearA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

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