The House of Joyful Living

By Schotter, Roni & Widener, Terry

Publishers Summary:
A young girl loves her busy, crowded apartment building where neighbors enjoy spending time together in the roof garden, but she becomes very jealous when the new baby her mother is expecting takes attention away from herself.

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ISBN
978-0-37433-429-1
Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on November 1, 2008

K-Gr 3 The residents of a crumbling, crowded apartment building gather on their idyllic rooftop garden to share food, music, and friendly conversation. There is a diverse cast of charactersFrenchie and Horty from Paris, Mr. Carriero from Italy, Curly and Touz, and Dick and Genebut only one little girl with "cabbage-curly hair....Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2008

In a nostalgic paean to community and family, the imminent arrival of a new baby threatens a young girl's idyllic life in...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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