The Wonderful House (Golden Books Classics)

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Summary: One of the Greats
Review: Another classic from Margaret Wise Brown. Captures the wonderful essence of childhood that so many contemporary children's authors miss again and again. The illustrations are still fresh even though it was originally printed in 1950. The story is an uncommon blend of whimsey, fantasy and the unexpected. And...no one can make a movie out of it! Simplicity at its sparkling best. Buy one for every child you know.

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Summary: spans the generations!
Review: This was one of my favorite books when I was little, and I started reading the same copy of The Wonderful House to my little boy when he was just over a year old. It is still one of his very favorites at the ripe old age of 3. He of course has it memorized word for word. The illustrations are fantastic. Our copy is just about to be retired from use, how wonderful we can purchase a new one! It tells of many creatures and where they live. "Who lives here?" is on almost every spread, then the answer follows on the next page. The magical wonderful house appears and everyone tries to guess who lives there.