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If I built a house

By Chris Van Dusen

Jack’s dream house grows wilder by the minute—but what could possibly be hiding at the top?

imaginative playful inventive rhyming

Genres

Fantasy Humour Art

What is If I built a house about?

Jack imagines the most extraordinary house anyone could build. His dream home has a spinning kitchen, a room for flying, a racetrack, a robotic helper and a gigantic slide that twists from the roof to the ground. As Jack guides readers through each amazing feature, his inventive ideas grow bigger and more surprising. Told in lively rhyming verse and brought to life with colourful illustrations, this playful picture book celebrates creativity, imagination and the joy of dreaming up something completely new.

About the author

Chris Van Dusen is a brilliant author and illustrator from America. He is well known for his lively and colourful books, such as 'If I Built a Car' and the 'Mr. Magee' series. Chris loves creating stories filled with imagination, adventure, and fun pictures that make readers smile and dream big.

Pages

40 pages

Reading age

Picture Book (2-7)

This edition

2012

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