A review by tita_noir
The House Takes A Vacation by Jacqueline Davies, Lee White
4.0
The Peterson Family goes on vacation and the house decides to go as well. But the various parts of the house squabble over where to go (or even whether they should go). After nixing the idea of just visiting other houses in the neighborhood ("Dudes" said the roof "There's no way I'm spending my vacation with the stuccoed up houses in this neighborhood."), they agree to Sunporch's suggestion to go to the Sea, Well all except the basement who refuses to "rise to the occasion.
The strength of this book is the story. The idea of the squabbling parts of the house trying to decide on where to go is great. And the distinct personality and voices of the parts is cute. The book is filled with sly puns ("I feel like I got the flue" mumbled the chimney and "Oh the pane! The pane!" cried the windows) and clever bon mots (at the first sight of the sea the Chimney utters with reverence "Holy Smoke.")
I don't think the art measured up to the pure whimsy of the story. If it had, it would have been a five star for me.
The strength of this book is the story. The idea of the squabbling parts of the house trying to decide on where to go is great. And the distinct personality and voices of the parts is cute. The book is filled with sly puns ("I feel like I got the flue" mumbled the chimney and "Oh the pane! The pane!" cried the windows) and clever bon mots (at the first sight of the sea the Chimney utters with reverence "Holy Smoke.")
I don't think the art measured up to the pure whimsy of the story. If it had, it would have been a five star for me.