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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2009
Gr 1-4 In this narrative poem packaged as a picture book, the eight-year-old narrator ruminates about her life, describing the various houses that she has lived in. Her family is about to move to a fourth one, and she is not happy. Wong balances the girls reluctance with her grandmothers humorous realism and artfully weaves both voices into the narration. Whereas her parents are busy envisioning their new dream house, the child yearns for the familiar: waking up to hash browns, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
The narrator of this evocative book, with its sunlit watercolor illustrations, complains about moving to her fourth house. After all, she'...Log In or Sign Up to Read More