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The Tree House
Pure picture-book magic. A polar bear rides a whale to a tree rising out of the water. At the top of the tree is a tree house. He’s joined by a brown bear in a boat. The bears find that the tree house is the perfect place to read. When the water recedes, they are joined by flamingos, panda bears, and other animals that come by land and air. The tree house is a place of won...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
May 1st 2010
by Lemniscaat USA
(first published 2009)
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This is a wordless picture book by a father/daughter team who have created a magical immersive experience. A polar bear swims towards a tree house that stands alone in the water. Later, a brown bear arrives in a boat. The two bears stay together in the tree house, reading books as the sea below turns pink with a flock of flamingos. As the flamingos pass, more animals arrive, including a rhino who bashes the trunk of the tree, two pandas, some owls, a hippo, and a peacock. Another bear arrives vi...more
I've been on a picture book kick lately. The kind of kick that has me finding new and improved ways of hiding exactly how much money I spend on books from my spouse. As a result of yesterday's buying spree, I have an armful of really awesome books for the kids.
But in a stack of fun picture books, The Tree House was the clear winner. I had found the book on a remainder table, and for only the second time in my long remainder-table-buying career, I found myself feeling a tad guilty for the steal...more
But in a stack of fun picture books, The Tree House was the clear winner. I had found the book on a remainder table, and for only the second time in my long remainder-table-buying career, I found myself feeling a tad guilty for the steal...more
Illustrator: Marije Tolman and Ronald Tolman
Publisher: Lemniscaat
Year: 2009
Interest level: K-2
Reading Level: anyone (wordless book)
The Tree House won the Bologna Ragazzi fiction award in 2010, a prestegious illustration award. It also won the United States Board of Books for Young People 2011 Outstanding International Book for the age group of K-2. The father-daughter team from Netherlands created a very imaginative book. It is an oversized wordless book that has a brief summary written on the i...more
Publisher: Lemniscaat
Year: 2009
Interest level: K-2
Reading Level: anyone (wordless book)
The Tree House won the Bologna Ragazzi fiction award in 2010, a prestegious illustration award. It also won the United States Board of Books for Young People 2011 Outstanding International Book for the age group of K-2. The father-daughter team from Netherlands created a very imaginative book. It is an oversized wordless book that has a brief summary written on the i...more
This wordless picture book from the Netherlands was the 2010 Winner of the Bologna Ragazzi Award, which honors graphic and editorial design. In what looks like crayon, watercolor, and colored pencil, father -and- daughter team Marije and Ronald Tolman portray the lovely lives of two bears on a treehouse floating in water. The initial construct of the house and the quiet mood are reminiscent of the 2009 Oscar-winning animated short La Maison en Petits Cubes. Only, instead of the waters rising, th...more
I loved this book! This wordless picture book is wonderful, with lots of subtle details for young children to discover. Father -and- daughter team Marije and Ronald Tolman (Netherlands) teamed up to create this book, which was the 2010 Winner of the Bologna Ragazzi Award, which honors graphic and editorial design. In what looks like crayon, watercolor, and colored pencil, the story covers full double-page spreads portraying the lives of a polar bear and a brown bear on a treehouse floating in wa...more
I always find it fascinating to watch children deal with books without words. Children are challenged to look carefully at the pictures and to make their own interpretation of what the story is about. With beautiful drawings, “The Tree House” depicts all kinds of animals–-panda bears, flamingos, a rhino and a hippo--gathering in a tree house and then leaving it. Open to many interpretations and that is part of the fun and the challenge for the children. Best used with children with advanced verb...more
The Tree House is a marvelous addition to this list. Like the books listed above, it features art executed with a confident, sure hand. The Tolmans aren't afraid of empty space or repeated scenes. A tree house, in a big tree sticking up out of the ocean, is visited by a polar bear and a brown bear. They explore the tree house, eat lunch, read books, watch clouds, make friends with other animals, and dream the afternoon away. It is delightful. Leisurely. Imaginative. It doesn't spell things out f...more
This is another darling wordless picture book that tells (or shows!) the story of two bears and their adventures in a tree house. They read books and the world inside comes to life around them. Very sweet and could really work for a range of ages, especially for a whole book approach to storytimes and read alouds.
This is a wordless picture book. It is about a brown bear and a polar bear who live in a tree house. Eventually several more animals come to live with them. Then the other animals leave and the brown bear and the polar bear are left at the tree house. I really enjoyed the pictures in this one.
This book is beautiful and inspiring. Wordless children's books are becoming more popular and higher quality. I highly recommend adding this book to your library--it's appealing to all ages, and the illustrations are beautiful enough that I would hang a print of them on my walls.
Gorgeous! Stunning art, with lots of subtle details for young children to discover. A great wordless picture book that could encourage children to make up their own stories, with the possibility of having different interpretations every time. Wonderful book.
This wordless book about two bears who take up residence in a treehouse and enjoy the sights of the world around them invites readers to make up their own stories about the bears, the other animals they meet, and their marvelous treehouse home.
The cover does not do The Tree House justice--open the pages to find a whimsical odyssey of two bears and an inexplicable tree in the middle of the ocean where strange and wonderful things happen!
I'm just going to mark my most favorite books in the (projected) running for the next Caldecott medal. Am too busy on the reference desk to actually review them but, yeah...me likey them all lots.
Imaginative, ethereal, and visually stunning, this wordless picture book almost defies description. But we love its whimsical ode to the beauty of nature and the simple delights of friendship.
This beautiful book tells the story of a polar bear and a brown bear reading books together while perched in a treehouse. This is book stopped me in my tracks....absolutely beautiful. A must.
Bear and Polar Bear share a treehouse and host a variety of other animals. Pure fancy. Not obvious what the narrative "should" be, so a great little imagination exercise.
One of those books with no words. At first it is weird, because there isn't a clear story. But it might be fun to think of a different story each time you "read" it.
A wordless picture book import, this title and its delicate, watery illustrations will appeal to Primaries, especially as they study houses and homes.
A beautifully illustrated, wordless book. It reminded me of spending time with my best friend (she'd be the polar bear and I'd be the brown bear). :)
Very beautiful and full of opportunities to ask children questions. The page where a rhino rams the tree, however, gives me a headache to look at.
A lovely tree house home to many animals; a perfect place to read. Wordless picture book. Originally published in the Netherlands.
I found this book totally boring. And all the reviews rave about the incredible illustrations......not so sure about those either. Sorry!
The pictures were really beautiful and stunning. Very random though. Great for enhancing imagination in a child. No words in the book.
A wordless book of a bear that rides a whale to a tree with a tree house. Many other animal visitors show up.
Whimsical and fanciful. It makes no sense but it makes you smile (if you're into harmony and happiness)
Another children's book with no text! My favorite. Charming. Magical. Lovely illustrations.
Beautiful and lovely. Seriously, I can't think of anything else to say. Take a look!
Captivating details!!! Tree house and childhood are like...miso soup & tou fu!?
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Love the cover. Love the simplicity. And LOOOVE the flamingos.
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