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Moving House
by
Mark Siegel (Goodreads Author)
The fog in Foggytown was so thick that people bumped into parking meters . . . and streetlamps . . . and each other!So Joey and Chloe's parents decide it's time to move. But Joey and Chloe love their house. And as it turns out, their house loves them . . . and has a very special and utterly fantastic way of taking matters into its own hands.Comic- and picture-book star Mar...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
September 27th 2011
by Roaring Brook Press
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Loved it! Funny, touching, great pictures. Lovely picture book.
Rabbit and I tore into this delightful book as soon as it crossed our threshold, and we loved it. The story of a family that is moving house, and the children --and the house-- that conspire to stay together, is a fun read and a deceptively simple story. There is a lot happening beneath the words and around the corners of the images; as author Mark Siegel explains in this snippet interview, moving house has a lot of meaning to young children, and home means more then just a place you live.
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A delightful fantasy and a clever twist on stories about moving anxieties.
imaginative and deliciously drawn.
Foggytown had such thick fog that people couldn’t even see where they were walking! Chloe and Joey wished that they could see the stars from their house, but it was far too foggy for that. One foggy day when they returned home, their parents announced that they were moving. As they went to bed, the two children thought about everything they would miss about this house: the warm spot on the kitchen floor, the long hallway to run down, and their secret spot upstairs. Then suddenly, their room move...more
Best for kids ages 3 and up
Early Literacy Skills: Print Motivation, Letter Knowledge, Narrative Skills
From Cover:
The fog in Foggytown was so thick that people bumped into parking meters ... And streetlamps ... And each other!
"We're moving house!" says Daddy. But Joey and Chloe love their house. And it turns out their house loves them too, and has a fantastic way of taking matters into its own hands.
Colorful, whimsical illustrations match perfectly with this fun house stirring book.
Early Literacy Skills: Print Motivation, Letter Knowledge, Narrative Skills
From Cover:
The fog in Foggytown was so thick that people bumped into parking meters ... And streetlamps ... And each other!
"We're moving house!" says Daddy. But Joey and Chloe love their house. And it turns out their house loves them too, and has a fantastic way of taking matters into its own hands.
Colorful, whimsical illustrations match perfectly with this fun house stirring book.
This book made me laugh. Perhaps it's trying to provide a lesson about the environment, but honestly, I enjoyed it at face value.
(Note: I received a free advance reading copy of this book from the publisher at an American Library Association Annual Conference. I was not required to write a positive review. Thank you, Roaring Brook Press!)
(Note: I received a free advance reading copy of this book from the publisher at an American Library Association Annual Conference. I was not required to write a positive review. Thank you, Roaring Brook Press!)
This story was a bit lost on me. I did not get it. Was it about the kids moving and loving their house? Was it to make a point about the environment and having clean air?
I don't think kids will get the house just picking up and walking around to end up at a different point on the globe.
Okay...
I don't think kids will get the house just picking up and walking around to end up at a different point on the globe.
Okay...
The art was nice enough (Siegel's last big project was the Siebert honor book "To Dance"), but the story was a little bit lost on me. The city is oppressing the affluent white family with its dirtiness, so their house picks up and moves them to the peaceful countryside? Did I get that right?
This caught my eye since I had heard Mark Siegel speak at iCv2 in 2010. It's quirky and has a lot of text for a picture book but it works.
When Joey and Chloe and their family are getting ready to move, their house decides it wants to go too.
Interesting imaginative elements, but it feels a little didactic and does not make sense overall.
May 09, 2012
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Guaranteed to make you smile and giggle :) Best read with children but ok alone too
Enjoyable story about how a house teaches its owners what makes a home and community.
This was bizarre, which I always have a soft spot for.
Fantasy about escaping pollution. Very nice heavy paper.
May 05, 2013
Kisha
marked it as to-read
Mar 05, 2013
Igraine
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Mark Siegel was born in Michigan, grew up in France, and now lives in the Hudson Valley in New York. A graduate of Brown University, he is the author and illustrator of several award-winning picture books, including the graphic novel, To Dance, a collaboration with his wife Siena Cherson Siegel. He is the author of Sailor Twain, or the Mermaid in the Hudson.
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