The Wonderful House (A Golden Classic) [Hardcover]

Margaret Wise Brown (Author), J. P. Miller (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 8, 2003 | Age Level: 2 and up | Series: A Golden Classic

There are so many wonderful houses! There are bird houses and barns, beehives and bunny holes, circus tents and snail shells, tree tops and tortoise shells. But who lives in the most wonderful house of all? Celebrated author Margaret Wise Brown and illustrator J. P. Miller lead us on a colorful journey through land, sea, and air to find out who lives in each house.

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There are so many wonderful houses! There are bird houses and barns, beehives and bunny holes, circus tents and snail shells, tree tops and tortoise shells. But who lives in the most wonderful house of all? Celebrated author Margaret Wise Brown and illustrator J. P. Miller lead us on a colorful journey through land, sea, and air to find out who lives in each house.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Golden Books (April 8, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0307103269
• ISBN-13: 978-0307103260
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 0.4 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #885,112 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Margaret Wise Brown wrote hundreds of books and stories during her life, but she is best known for Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny. Even though she died over 45 years ago, her books still sell very well. Margaret loved animals. Most of her books have animals as characters in the story. She liked to write books that had a rhythm to them. Sometimes she would put a hard word into the story or poem. She thought this made children think harder when they are reading. She wrote all the time. There are many scraps of paper where she quickly wrote down a story idea or a poem. She said she dreamed stories and then had to write them down in the morning before she forgot them. She tried to write the way children wanted to hear a story, which often isn't the same way an adult would tell a story. She also taught illustrators to draw the way a child saw things. One time she gave two puppies to someone who was going to draw a book with that kind of dog. The illustrator painted many pictures one day and then fell asleep. When he woke up, the papers he painted on were bare. The puppies had licked all the paint off the paper. Margaret died after surgery for a bursting appendix while in France. She had many friends who still miss her. They say she was a creative genius who made a room come to life with her excitement. Margaret saw herself as something else - a writer of songs and nonsense.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars spans the generations!, April 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Wonderful House (Board book)

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Toddler's Favorite, August 13, 2005

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This review is from: The Wonderful House (A Golden Classic) (Hardcover)

My 2-1/2 year old nephew loves this book! Like most young children, he loves being able to predict what is going to appear on the next page...or WHO is going to appear in this case. The best part is hearing him use the word "wonderful" to describe other things. A lovely choice for a little gift.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Greats, November 17, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Wonderful House (Board book)

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.