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A House That Once Was
Contributor(s): Fogliano, Julie (Author), Smith, Lane (Illustrator)

ISBN: 1626723141 ISBN-13: 9781626723146
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2018

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play

Dewey: E

LCCN: 2017955705

Age Level: 4-7

Grade Level: PreK-2

Lexile Measure: 500 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.8" W x 10.7" L (0.90 lbs) 48 pages

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Review Citations: Booklist 04/15/2018 pg. 54
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2018
Publishers Weekly 02/26/2018
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2018 pg. 92
School Library Journal 05/01/2018 pg. 68
BookPage 05/01/2018
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2018 pg. 60
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 194717
Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:

A New York Times Best Illustrated book
A Boston Globe Best Children's Book of 2018

"Accompanied by Lane's evocative art that suggests layers of history, Fogliano's story turns this childhood scenario into a radiant poem about the mysteries of other people and the wonderfulness of home." --New York Times

Deep in the woods
is a house
just a house
that once was
but now isn't
a home.

Who lived in that house? Who walked down its hallways? Why did they leave it, and where did they go?

Two children set off to find the answers by piecing together clues found, books left behind, forgotten photos, and discarded toys, creating their own vision of those who came before, in this deeply moving tale of imagination by Ezra Jack Keats Award-winning author Julie Fogliano and Caldecott Award-winning illustrator Lane Smith.

Contributor Bio(s): Fogliano, Julie: - Julie Fogliano is the New York Times bestselling author of And Then It's Spring and If You Want to See a Whale as well as the poetry collection, When Green Becomes Tomatoes. Recipient of the 2013 the Ezra Jack Keats award, her books have been translated into more than ten languages. Julie lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and three children. When she is not folding laundry or wondering what to make for dinner, she is staring out the window waiting for a book idea to fly by.Smith, Lane: -

Lane Smith has written and illustrated a bunch of stuff, including the Kate Greenaway Medalist There Is A Tribe of Kids, and A Perfect Day.

He is also the author of the middle-grade novel Return to Augie Hobble, as well as author and illustrator of Caldecott Honor book Grandpa Green and runaway New York Times bestseller It's a Book which has been translated into over twenty languages. His other works include the national bestsellers Madam President and John, Paul, George & Ben. His titles with Jon Scieszka have included the Caldecott Honor winner The Stinky Cheese Man; The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs; Math Curse; and Science Verse. Lane's other high profile titles include Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! by Dr. Seuss and Jack Prelutsky; The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip by George Saunders; Big Plans by Bob Shea; and James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl. In 1996, Lane served as Conceptual Designer on the Disney film version of James and the Giant Peach.

In 2012, the Eric Carle Museum named him a Carle Artist for "lifelong innovation in the field of children's picture books," and in 2014, he was awarded the lifetime achievement award from the Society of Illustrators. He lives in rural Connecticut with the designer Molly Leach.

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