In this book children can take a sneaky peak inside the narrator's house travelling from room to room and watching this mixed race family enjoying every part of every day.
In the kitchen they never just bake - everyone grabs a spoon microphone and sings. In the bathroom steam on the mirror is perfect for art and in the bedroom "we never just sleep. We hide under pillows and try not to peep! We build giant castles and count fluffy sheep. We comfort each other at night before sleep."
But what about the other houses in our street? Let's peek into their windows. You will love these four pages which open out to show the scenes of daily life. One reviewer said: The end foldout section is wonderfully diverse in both living styles and people with a range of family make up both explicit and implied (inc nuclear, blended, older caregivers and suggestions of LGBTQ+ families), body positivity, disabled representation and ethnicities- it's great to celebrate the way we all make a home.
When my friend added this book from 2019 to her library it only cost $25 which is a low price for a book like this which has a fold out page with cutouts for the windows and is made with very high quality thicker paper. Checking out other suppliers I see this book is now selling for $35 which may put it out of the reach of many school libraries. Oddly though, Hardie Grant Egmont, the Australian distributor of Little Tiger Books list this book at $24.99. I hope you can find this book at the lower price because I think it would be a good addition to your school library collection.
Lili La Baleine is a French illustrator.
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And if, like me, your young reading companion enjoys books where we can peek inside and see a cross section behind the walls of a house or building try to find this book - Hello Lighthouse:
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