"Artists and design enthusiasts, take note! It’s the prettiest picture book of the year. Carson Ellis (whose art you might recognize from The Decemberists) offers a modern riff on classics like A House is a House For Me. There’s also a touch of I Spy: each home is a cozy miniature world stuffed with details, the illustrations refer to each other in subtle ways, and the artist herself pops up as a character. Check out the penultimate page (“an artist lives here”) for a handy little map to the entire book."
Publisher Candlewick
Publication Date 2015-02-24
Section Children's Picture Books / All Staff Suggestions / Suggestions for Kids / Archived Staff Suggestions / Liz S.
Format Hardcover
ISBN 9780763665296
Influential artist Carson Ellis makes her solo picture-book debut with a whimsical tribute to the many possibilities of home. Home might be a house in the country, an apartment in the city, or even a shoe. Home may be on the road or the sea, in the realm of myth, or in the artist’s own studio. A meditation on the concept of home and a visual treat that invites many return visits, this loving look at the places where people live marks the picture-book debut of Carson Ellis, acclaimed illustrator of the Wildwood series and artist for the indie band the Decemberists.
