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roseleaf24's review against another edition
3.0
The poetry of this book kinda lost me in its playfulness, but Sendak's illustrations capture the fun and the imagination of the story very well.
cathyolibrarian's review against another edition
3.0
Love Ruth Krauss, love Maurice Sendak, but I'm not in love with this.
kamckim's review against another edition
4.0
I didn't like it. It was silly, I couldn't catch the rhythm, and the drawings were all over the place. MY KIDS LOVED IT!
ama_reads's review against another edition
5.0
I was chuckling as I "sang" this story in my head. The writing reminds me of a young child making up a song as he goes along. The illustrations are perfect for the text. Such fun!
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
2.0
A Caldecott Honor Award winner, but one that definitely didn't age well. The text is dumb and not something I'd ever want to read aloud. The art is okay but it's clearly the same exact art that the artist uses elsewhere, which kind of feels like plagiarism though this is almost certainly the early version. Not exactly bad, but I expect more.
inthecommonhours's review against another edition
4.0
A gift for a very special boy on Christmas. Sean thought it was a little young for him at first, but ended up loving it.
calistareads's review against another edition
3.0
A book for the very young and young at heart. I would think this is one of Maurice’s earlier works. He is the illustrator here. I don’t think his style has evolved here. It seems he is still working that out, but the little boy in the story does look like a Sendak character.
Overall, I think the art and the story is very simplistic. I think this is one of those nice little stories where kids get it and adults miss it. I think the point of the story is wonderful. The little boy shows us all the amazing things about his house. It’s a special place of freedom. Where is that place, in his head. Now that resonates with me. I do love that. In this world, we have to keep that house in our heads to survive the trials in life.
I read this one to the nephew. He liked all the crazy things that happen in the boys house like a lion eating a chair or bouncing on the beds and writing on the walls. He thought it was grand. He gave it 4 stars. I needed to see this through his eyes.
Overall, I think the art and the story is very simplistic. I think this is one of those nice little stories where kids get it and adults miss it. I think the point of the story is wonderful. The little boy shows us all the amazing things about his house. It’s a special place of freedom. Where is that place, in his head. Now that resonates with me. I do love that. In this world, we have to keep that house in our heads to survive the trials in life.
I read this one to the nephew. He liked all the crazy things that happen in the boys house like a lion eating a chair or bouncing on the beds and writing on the walls. He thought it was grand. He gave it 4 stars. I needed to see this through his eyes.
kesterbird's review
4.0
This is the kind of quality nonsense we've come to expect from Ruth Krauss, and also the kind of quality squirrel drawings we expect from Sendak.
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