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The Blue House
The Blue House | Phoebe Wahl
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In the tradition of Virginia Lee Burton's The Little House comes a heartfelt story about a father and son learning to accept the new while honoring and celebrating the old. For as long as he can remember, Leo has lived in the blue house with his dad, but lately the neighborhood is changing. People are leaving, houses are being knocked down, and shiny new buildings are going up in their place. When Leo and his dad are forced to leave, they aren't happy about it. They howl and rage and dance out their feelings. When the time comes, they leave the blue house behind--there was never any choice, not really--but little by little, they find a way to keep its memory alive in their new home.
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Chelsea.Poole
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We read so many children‘s books in this household and never post about them…but THIS BOOK. I had to get this to fellow readers who may love it like I do 😭
I love everything about it..Beautiful illustrations, dad and son rep, the child‘s name is my son‘s name (Leo), the feelings attached to homes/dwellings. Favorite children‘s book of 2021. We‘ve read it then and again this year!

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Robotswithpersonality
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A fondness for sunflowers...as with Little Witch Hazel, I completely adore Phoebe Whal's illustration style and her ability to insert lush botanicals into the images. Sonya's Chickens manages a colourful and kind and honest take on the circle of life. The Blue House recognizes change is a part of life and healthy expressions of grieving what is lost or outside your control.

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Robotswithpersonality
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Adorable dedication.

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DGRachel
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1st book finished for my library‘s community read 2022. This is a bittersweet story about loss and change, holding onto memories, and adapting to new situations. It‘s also about the pain of losing one‘s home to “progress”, the housing crisis being a central theme to this year‘s community reads program. I loved the story, but I didn‘t care for the illustrations.

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GatheringBooks
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Book that #BeginsWith #Blue Day 25: I found the narrative to be such a powerful yet very subtle portrayal of what it means to feel hopeless against a system that demands the dispossession of a place you consider home in the name of progress and profit. I called my review: “Surviving Gentrification in a 2020 picturebook for children” - more here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-ng5

Eggs 💙 🏡 💚 3y
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mandarchy
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Phoebe Wahl is from the PNW. My students recognized this beach (their home). We live at the other end of this coast from the author. Many of them could relate to this moment when a parent breaks bad news. I love how the book establishes the setting by creating a sense of place. Take the time to see how the illustrations are inter-related and consider how progress is frustrating yet inevitable. #readoutloud #WCCPBA

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Ladygodiva7
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Had to read this, I have a blue house too.

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mandarchy
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I love this book. Loaded with visual gems and great conversation starters around grief and gender norms. Nominated for the 2022 Washington Children's Picture Book Award, I'll read this to my students next year along with 19 others and they will vote for their favorite. #everbodybooks #readoutloud #WCCPBA

Chelsea.Poole I love this one too! 3y
mandarchy Such a great feel-good book. 3y
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faelinwolf
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Leo's dad reads to him while he takes a bath in their blue house. 😊 Do you see that he's reading The Hobbit? #charactersreading

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GatheringBooks
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#JumpIntoJanuary Day 7: #BlueCover reminds me of this picturebook that has been making the rounds in the blogosphere. Review is forthcoming.

Eggs Pretty 4y
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