Your House Is Not Just a House
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2024

Your House Is Not Just a House

By Idris Goodwin, Lorraine Nam (Illustrator)

A rainy day reveals a closet teleportation chamber, sparking endless adventures.

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40 pages
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On a rainy day, a child discovers a teleportation chamber hidden in their closet. This whimsical find transforms their home into a gateway for boundless adventures and creativity. As imagination takes flight, the ordinary becomes extraordinary, inviting young readers to see their surroundings in a new light. What wonders await beyond the walls of their own homes?

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From breakbeat poet and playwright Idris Goodwin and celebrated artist Lorraine Nam comes a whimsical, irresistible rhyming read-aloud empowering kids to embrace their imagination. Perfect for fans of The Year We Learned to Fly and Boxitects. It seems your home is just walls, windows, and doors, but take a closer look–it’s that and so much more!One rainy day, a kid opens their closet to discover a teleportation chamber. In the adventure of make-believe that follows, we are invited to see our homes as more than places to live–they are vessels for creativity and joy.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Themes & topics
Books about diversityBooks about imaginationBooks about familyBooks about parentsBooks about playing
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Published
May 7, 2024
Publisher
Clarion Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780358683445

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