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I don't know what it was about it (something about the shape of the lines maybe) but I could honestly look at it all day; I want to frame it and put it on my wall. Coming as it does before the "home" in a shoe - a clear fairy-tale reference - I myself read the Middle-Eastern scene as a reference to the story of Aladdin, and have to wonder if these critics are simply unaware of that story, and ignorant of the wider storytelling tradition of The Arabian Nights. She also cleverly shows you how the very same home can look quite different, as with her comparison of a “clean” home versus a “messy” home. I originally brought this book because of a recommendation by OwlCrate, I'm so glad I did as Home was absolute perfection. However, don’t expect to be blown away and there are far better similar children’s books on the market.

She has illustrated a number of books for kids including The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart, The Composer Is Dead by Lemony Snicket, and The Wildwood Chronicles by her husband, Colin Meloy. Influential artist Carson Ellis makes her solo picture-book debut with a whimsical tribute to the many possibilities of home. The picture book debut of Carson Ellis, acclaimed illustrator of the Wildwood series and Lemony Snicket's The Composer is Dead, this is a gorgeous, imaginative celebration of the many possibilities of home.I found that while I appreciated the individual homes beings portrayed, somehow their juxtaposition just didn't work for me. Discussion: I could spend hours looking at the pictures in this book, ferreting out half-hidden delightful details.

We liked the way some homes were real and some like the Moonian's house and the home of the Norse god were fantasy.As a debut, I found Ellis' concept of what home means to different people a powerful and thought-provoking discussion. Therefore, the illustrations in “Home” are very much in the hipster-indie art realm and can be imagined being sold on Etsy. Uniquely, “Home” then takes turn showing the interior of homes versus the exterior and then switching it up yet again by presenting homes (even fantasy ones) which engage a child’s creativity by asking who lives in them. I also did not care for the way some individuals / homes were depicted, and to me seemed to stereotype. It is accepted by you that Daunt Books has no control over additional charges in relation to customs clearance.

She uses her colours sparingly, browns, greys, greens and reds to great effect as we follow a little bird - a migrator free to travel anywhere - around the world (both real and imaginary) to places we may never visit.And it doesn’t just cover the habitats of people: for example, one page shows the home of a raccoon, and one shows the home of a Norse god.

Despite the slight adult essence; children will love the large, colorful, and detailed watercolor paintings that cover the pages. Others are uncomfortable stereotypes, and should be discussed at length with your child while reading together. Although “Home” is intended for small children; the author and illustrator Carson Ellis is known amongst adults as the wife of Colin Meloy, lead singer of the band, The Decemberists. Home” is an oversized juvenile picture book with very little text targeting very young children mostly in the 4-6 age bracket. This book looks at different types of homes and while I did appreciate that the reader is invited to guess/wonder at who might reside in a few of the homes, I felt limited by some of the other homes.Carson lives on a farm in Oregon with Colin, their two sons, two cats, one llama, three goats, many chickens, and an unfathomable multitude of tree frogs. Still, this is a worthy first endeavor, and I look forward to seeing what Ellis does in her second picture-book, the recently released Du Iz Tak? Author/illustrator Carson Ellis adds many little informative features to let you know about life in each type of home. if my children were younger we would have loved to sit and look at this and decide which one we liked best and who we thought would live in each one.

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