silodear's review
5.0
I loved everything about this book. Everything. R definitely needs it in her collection.
little_silver's review
4.0
Another one I would have read over and over as a kid, delighting in the details of the illustrations
magnoliophyta's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
katlogbrenn's review against another edition
4.0
I am in love with all of the Emily Hughes illustrations. The text is a poetic meditation rather than a story. That means it will speak to some kids and not make sense to others.
jessalynn_librarian's review
4.0
July 2018 - Ben was completely entranced by all the treehouses. This one will be fun to read over and over.
ajacks's review
4.0
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jesstele's review
2.0
Such cool illustrations, but the text just felt forced. My kids weren’t into the book other than to pore over the pictures.
backonthealex's review
3.0
The idea of a tree house is so appealing to kids. It's a place of their own in which to dream, play, read, invite friends over, maybe even have a sleepover. But, first you need to build a treehouse and, according to this book, "Everything you need for a treehouse starts with time and looking up." From there, the text expands on different ideas for what is needed for an ideal treehouse while the illustrations show wildly fantastic treehouses built by a group of diverse friends. Higgins' lyrical, alliterative descriptions of treehouse possibilities come to life beautifully in Hughes' digitally colored graphite illustrations done in a wonderful palette of earth tones. The book ends on a more realistic note, echoing the words that begin the book, "Everything you need for a treehouse starts with time and looking up" and a child gazing at a small potted tree seedling. This was a wonderfully imaginative book to read with my kids and talk about what they would want their dream treehouse to be like if they were going to build one.