{"product_id":"building-our-house-9780374380236","title":"Building Our House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for the little builders in your life, this warm-hearted and unique picture book is all about \"building a house and turning it into a home\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), inspired by award-winning author-illustrator Jonathan Bean's own childhood. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this can't-miss book for kids who love tools, trucks, and all things construction-related, readers join a girl and her family as they pack up their old house in town and set out to build a new one in the country. Mom and Dad are going to make the new house themselves, from the ground up, with a helping hand from their lucky kiddos. From empty lot to finished home, every stage of their year-and-a-half-long building project is captured here--page after page brimming with machines, vehicles, and all kinds of house-making activities! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs he imagines it through the eyes of his older sister, \u003ci\u003eBuilding Our House\u003c\/i\u003e is Jonathan Bean's retelling of his own family's true experience building their home, and includes an author's note with real-life family photographs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Raise the roof for this picture book. It's something special.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDid you love \u003ci\u003eBuilding Our House\u003c\/i\u003e? Then pick up a copy of \u003ci\u003eThis Is My Home, This Is My School\u003c\/i\u003e, another autobiographically inspired picture book from Jonathan Bean about the special rhythms and routines of a homeschooling family.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJONATHAN BEAN received an M.F.A. from New York's School of Visual Arts and now lives and works in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. His first book, \u003ci\u003eAt Night\u003c\/i\u003e, won the 2008 \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Award, and he is also the illustrator of two acclaimed picture books by Lauren Thompson, \u003ci\u003eThe Apple Pie That Papa Baked\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOne Starry Night\u003c\/i\u003e. Jonathan's parents still live in the house the family built, outside of Fleetwood, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50616694702354,"sku":"9780374380236","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_df59ed2d-078b-4db5-97a7-43a154013ee0.jpg?v=1732508865","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/building-our-house-9780374380236","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}