Book: This Is Our House
Author: Michael Rosen
Illustrator: Bob Graham
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication date: 1996
Supports Diverse Protagonist
Picture Book
Lexile Score: Not Available
Age Range: 3-7 years old
Target Audience: Preschool -
2nd Grade
Brief Summary
This is the story of a child named George who creates a house out of a box. Many of the neighborhood kids that live near George want to go into his house but George turns them all away because of different characteristics such as being twins, liking tunnels, or being small. George has to leave the box at some point and when he returns, he learns the meaning of sharing and being kind to others.
Evaluation: 29/32
Illustration - 4
Storyline - 4
Appropriateness - 4
Problems/Resolutions - 4
Stereotyping - 3
Relatability -4
Readability/Cohesiveness - 3
Critical Thinking - 3
I would definitely use this book in my classroom because it shows the importance of sharing and being kind to others no matter what they look like or enjoy doing. I enjoyed this book a lot and I think children could learn a lot from it.
Literary Elements
1. Rhyme -The author decides to use a few rhyming words in this book include the rhyming of Charlene and Marlene who are twins.
2. Onomatopoeia - One use of a onomatopoeia is using the words "wee-oo-wee-oo-wee-oo" to represent the sound of a firetruck.
3. Repetition - Throughout this book, the author decides to say over and over again "No you cannot come in my house." This repetition is to show George's quality of selfishness. Students see why the author decided to use repetition and it would be a lesson the students could be taught. If I were to teach a lesson on repetition, I could use this book and others to show examples and students could see how to use it in their own writing. They would learn that using repetition is not something that is done on purpose but that it has a reason.
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