If I Built a House

The much-anticipated follow-up to the E. B. White Award-winning picture book If I Built a Car

In If I Built a Car, imaginative Jack dreamed up a whimsical fantasy ride that could do just about anything. Now he's back and ready to build the house of his dreams, complete with a racetrack, flying room, and gigantic slide. Jack's limitless creativity and infectious enthusiasm will inspire budding young inventors to imagine their own fantastical designs.

Chris Van Dusen's vibrant illustrations marry retro appeal with futuristic style as he, once again, gives readers a delightfully rhyming text that absolutely begs to be read aloud.

Author: Chris Van Dusen
Publisher: Rocky Pond Books
Published: 10/25/2012
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 10.25h x 10.38w x 0.38d
ISBN: 9780803737518
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 155648 / If I Built a House


Award: New England Book Award - Winner
Award: Ladybug Picture Book Award - Winner
Award: Monarch Award - Second Place

About the Author
Chris Van Dusen is the author and illustrator of several highly acclaimed picture books, and is also the illustrator of the hugely popular Mercy Watson series. He lives in Camden, Maine, with his wife, two sons, and dog.