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Great story for children to talk about climate change using child centered language

“But the little house grew sadder and sadder, for the trees and flowers were gone, and the country roads had become paved streets.“

Although somewhat fictionalized, this book teaches children about the changes in nature and the impact of urbanization through the life of a little house in the country.

“But time went on, and the little house could not hold back the city.”

I would use this book if it aligned with our curriculum and the topic for that week

I liked how this book touched on nostalgia and the importance of a home. It was a very good read

“The little house was very happy and content in the country.”

This story has great illustration and can educate children on the impact of urbanization. I would possible read this story in the classroom for the important messages it contains but overall this story is not very educational.

This book tells the story of how things change overtime as cities grow. A house who stands alone in the countryside at the beginning of the story, but as the story goes on becomes surrounded by a busy city.

“There”, said the great-great granddaughter, “that‘s just the place.” “Yes, it is,” said the little house to herself.”

This is a wonderful book that teaches about the change of life over a long period of time. It talks about moving from an agricultural setting to a modern-day boisterous city. This book would be great for children in the older grades because it is lengthy and complex.

The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton, 2009. Caldecott Award Winning Book. This book tells the life of a house from that house‘s perspective. It talks about the change of seasons and the everyday life of people. It talks about the times of the agrcicultural age turning into the industrial age. The setting of the house went from quiet and peaceful country life to the fast and boisterous life of the city.

“The windows and shutters were fixed and once again they painted her a lovely shade of pink.“

I love how you saw the same picture but in different seasons throughout the year! My favorite was the picture of the fall.

This is a very cute book. I loved the illustrations. It is definitely on the longer side, so for younger grades you might have to break it up into parts.

Review-The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton, 1942. The Little House in this book has seen the good and bad of change in the world. The illustration in the book shows the good and bad with busy, light, dark, and clear sky pictures. Clearing shows us the struggles of pollution.
Blurb- Show kids how we can help pollution would be a great way to tie into this book.
Quote- “Never again would she be curious about the city again.“

“Never again would she be curious about the city...“ I thought this was interesting in the way that the house has a gender and that they personify the house.

I love this book so much. My mom used to read this book to me and it remind me of childhood. The pictures look the same but the more you look at the little house you can see all the emotions that the house is feeling as the city gets more and more busy. This is great book to read as a relaxing book.

The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton. 1942. Caldecott Award Winning. This book demonstrates the older style of illustrations. The value of each page shows only one side with a a picture and the other with writing. Through all the changes the color gets more dull and the house get s more sad. This reflects the feelings of getting old and of times changing.

This book is great for talking about change.

a little house was built to be loved by a family forever. The area around the little house starts to change over time, and the little house is neglected. Once living in the country, little house is unhappy in the city until someone comes along and changes that.

At the end you can really tell the theme of the book, about how the grass is not always greener on the other side. And sometimes you have to go through a rough patch to see right where you are is where you are supposed to be. You learn to stop taking things for granted!

I love how the illustrations captivate the emotions of the house and how she is feeling. This is the end and you can see how radiant and happy she is compared to loving in the city. Awesome work!

This beautiful book The Little House that was curious about the city lights, her beautiful rural surroundings quickly turned into a very urban surroundings and she was sad she did not see much of nature anymore. The great-great- granddaughter of the man who built the house found her in the midst of the big city. She got her up and moved her back into the country. The illustrations are simple and sweet and fun to watch the seasons change!

It‘s a wrap. Just finished my last book for #BBRC Birth & Beyond Reading Challenge hosted by @LibrarianRyan

I got to revisit old favorites, find books I might not have otherwise read and found new favorites. Favorites of each category are in picture order.

A to Z Picture Books
Beyond Dick & Jane Easy Readers
Middle Grade Made Easy
Teen Angst
Grown Up
Yeah, Baby!

Thanks, Ryan for a fun challenge!

This very special house was built out of love care in an area where it was able to see everything going on. Suddenly, there‘s one change followed by another and then another. Before long the house is sad and doesn‘t hardly recognize where it is. Soon something big happens that changes the house‘s life forever. This book is great to teach about change and adaptation. It can also be used to teach about innovation.

“everyone seems to be very busy and everyone seems to be in a hurry“

good illustrations. I like the different use of color depending on the scene.

I like how this book has different settings, like rural and urban, so it's relatable for all children. It's well told.

“the little house was curious what it would be like to live in the city“ I think this is powerful becuase it goes a long with the lesson of “its always greener on the other side“

my personal favorite part was when the little house finally gets brought back to the country and was loved again

I loved this book. I really enjoyed the message behind the story and thought it would be something that kids could learn from but also enjoy

#30JuneBooks #PictureBook. Mine was The Little House, my son‘s was Alexander and my daughter‘s was Stellaluna. I will be revisiting these during @LibrarianRyan #Birthandbeyond reading challenge. Really looking forward to this trip down memory lane and to discovering new ones!

@howjessreads

this precious 1942 book tells the story of the little country cottage that bides its time in a hillside, watching the seasons pass. after many generations urban sprawl surrounds the little house and it‘s original owners great great granddaughter sets out in a mission to return the house to the countryside

“In the night, she watched the moon grow from a thin new moon to full moon, then back again the thin old moon.”

This story is so adorable- I love it. The illustrations make it feel so cozy and cute. I‘d definitely have it in my classroom.

The illustrations add to the feeling of being in a cozy countryside and makes it blend into the time period at the beginning of the story. It has a simple enough plot for kids to be entertained and able to follow it.

Book: The tagged book - a small and lonely house in the middle of a city growing around it.
Movie: The Little House of Horrors...”Feed me Seymour. FEED ME.”
Song: “Our House” by Crosby, Stills & Nash -

“Our house is a very, very, very fine house with two cats in the yard
Life used to be so hard”

#manicmonday @JoScho

#ChildhoodFavorite #SpringIntoReading These were in my stash from my childhood.As I got older I traded my kids books ,gave some to family members but these I held on to.I really didn‘t want the Little House to move from the city to the country,I guess I knew gentrification would happen later on , for good or for ill.🙂😒

“The little house wondered what it would be like to live there” (in the city)

The little house stayed the same but saw many different days each and every day/night.

The little house was built so well, they treated the house as a human. It had feelings and watched the nature events.
-caldecott

"The little house stayed just the same."

I liked the view of the house, however reading it to preschoolers was not effective because of the length.

This book was published in 1942. This was a longer book and might be meant for an older group of children. It involves real every day issues which will allow children to relate to the outside world. The illustrations were busy and draw attention to the readers. The point of view is told from the house which allows the readers a different perspective.

This book made me so sad as a child, but i love it now. And after reading Big Machines, i have a new appreciation for Burton's creative process. I love these end papers and how they show the change of time, like sequential art textiles. toddler wasn't yet interested. #mommyreads #picturebooks