Your House, My House

There's no neighborhood like a Marianne Dubuc neighborhood --- this time in an apartment building! It's a special day at 3 Maple Street. It's Little Rabbit's birthday! His mother makes him his favorite breakfast. His sister has drawn him a picture. And, best of all, he's having a birthday party! His friends are invited, his father is decorating, and his mother is baking a cake. But that's not the only thing going on at 3 Maple Street today. The Cat family is moving in upstairs ... the Fox family is having a new baby ... Mr. Owl is trying to sleep ... there's so much happening inside (and outside) this lively building, it's hard to keep track!

This multilayered picture book from international award-winning Marianne Dubuc allows readers to peer into the homes of all the charming animal families in the building on every spread. Though there is one main story, captured in the text, there are multitudes of other stories-within-the-story, told in visual narratives. Dubuc's winsome one-of-a-kind illustrations include heaps of clever details for children to pore over, promising something new to discover with every look and encouraging visual literacy in readers and prereaders. There are terrific social studies connections here on the concepts of community, inclusiveness and belonging.

Author: Marianne Dubuc
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Published: 10/06/2020
Pages: 24
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 14.30h x 11.50w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781525304903
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2020
Publishers Weekly 09/14/2020
Booklist 09/01/2020 pg. 117
School Library Journal 10/01/2020 pg. 60
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2021 pg. 71
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2021 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

About the Author
Marianne Dubuc is an award-winning author and illustrator of many books for children, including The Bus Ride, Lucy and Company and Mr. Postmouse's Rounds. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages around the world. Marianne lives in Montreal, Quebec.