House Held up by Trees : : not far From Here, I Have Seen a House Held up by the Hands of Trees, This is its Story
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Meh
submitted by klickitat on August 6, 2012, 8:47am
Maybe it's because trees are involved but I noticed faint whispers of THE GIVING TREE.
I didn't enjoy this as much as I felt I should because I kept wondering, "Wait? The father doesn't have a realtor? Didn't he lose a lot of money?" and when I'd turned the last page, "That's it?" I needed a bit more of lesson or a - I don't know - point to the whole thing to make it more meaningful. I understand it's about the bittersweet passage of time but, let's face it, if this is indeed a children's book (and not just an illustrated book for adults), it's not a resonant topic.
Fans of Klassen's art won't be disappointed. But I much preferred EXTRA YARN.
PUBLISHED
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780763651077
0763651079
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Klassen, J.
SUBJECTS
Abandoned houses -- Fiction.
Forest regeneration -- Fiction.