What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

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► UNSOLVED: One specific book > Picture book for children showing a family in different rooms of the house, with notes about furniture, appliances, etc. Read in 1990s.

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message 1: by Aarón (last edited Feb 29, 2024 08:35AM) (new)

Aarón I've been trying to find a book that I loved as a child. It was an illustrated children book about a family (your stereotypical family with the mother, father, daughter and son) in different areas of the house. The daughter was probably blonde, straight hair.

The book was thin, but the illustrations were big, double page, and elaborated. They weren't cartoony at all, the style was kinda realistic. Each illustration showed a different area of the house, and some text annotations made remarks of some specific details. For example, an illustration maybe showed the children preparing in the bathroom, washing their teeth or something. Another the family in the kitchen, with notes about the appliances, food, etc.

The illustration I remember more vividly (kind of) is about the garden at night. One of the kids was watching or trapping an insect, maybe a firefly, while the other was using a flashlight. I think I remember the garden was lit by moonlight, and there were some notes about flowers and maybe some nocturnal animals in the garden.

For reference, I read this in Spain in the 90s, but I'm pretty sure it was a translation. The book probably was either German, British or American, but not sure at all.

I vaguely remember another book showing the same children in different areas and activities of the school, but not sure about this at all.


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