A House That Once Was
I liked this book as it allows children to use their imagination into the story as two children look inside an abandoned home. The story gives hints as to what might have occurred inside this house and the illustrations provide little details but it’s up to the individuals who are reading the story to put their particulars into the story.
I like how this story is told. Using rhyme, a boy and girl discover the mystery house and its contents. They make inferences on each page based on what they see. The illustrations are wonderful and use a variety of mediums. It really is a children’s book worth checking out.
“Inside the house
it is silent but creaking.
We’re whispering mostly
but not really speaking.
We whisper though no one would mind if we didn’t.
The someone who once was
is someone who isn’t.
The someone who once was
is gone.”
Webpage with some of the photographs of the book: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781626723146
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