The House of Grass and Sky (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781536200973)

A luminous picture-book tribute to house and home gently evokes the passage of time, the solace of memory, and the joys of preservation and renewal.

Every house has a story. This house--an old one hunkered in the deep grass below a wide country sky--is a waiting house. Once it was full of laughter and song. The sounds of life rang within its walls. Now it stands quiet and still. The house has sheltered many families over the years and remembers them fondly, especially the children. New families arrive to look, but none stay. Perhaps the house, too, now belongs to the Long Ago and Used to Be? Or will the "right" family move in to honor its past and build new memories? Wistful and nostalgic, Mary Lyn Ray's poetic text, combined with glowing, pastoral illustrations by E. B. Goodale that capture the lonely house's unique character, create a quietly affecting hymn to hope and surprise that will enchant readers of all ages.

Author: Mary Lyn Ray
ISBN-10: 1536200972
ISBN-13: 9781536200973
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 04/13/2021
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 10.90h x 9.90w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/15/2021
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2021
Booklist 03/01/2021 pg. 58
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2021
School Library Journal 06/01/2021 pg. 52
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2021 pg. 94
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2021 - Superior,Well Above Average