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Home by Carson Ellis

annsantori's review against another edition

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5.0

Beautiful illustrations by the illustrator of the Wildwood Chronicles series . . . almost wood-cut in style mixed with a bit of slavic design.

nikimarion's review against another edition

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4.0

Really like how Ellis's trademark symmetry and recurring patterns play out throughout the narrative. I especially enjoy how her definition of home extends to realistic and fictional spaces, but I find that for some readers, a few of the depictions may lapse into cultural stereotypes. Overall, not a bad first solo project.

emmycd's review against another edition

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2.0

Lovely illustrations, but no actual story or anything that makes sense.

just_fighting_censorship's review against another edition

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2.0

The illustrations are lovely but the book as a whole felt very random. I think such a simple concept would have benefited from some sort of rhythm or rhyme scheme, without one it just felt thrown together with no real pattern or point.

maidmarianlib's review against another edition

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3.0

Interesting folk-art-esque illustations, really great conceptions of what home means, so cool questions to the reader that could have great classroom connections, just thought the overall flow was a little awkward.

voya_k's review against another edition

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3.0

Aw geez, this book is so 100% Anthropologie, I want to be a hard case about it. But I like it. It's pretty and asks kids rhetorical questions.

gabrielmoshe's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5. beautiful illustrations

pearlinbloom's review against another edition

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5.0

Beautiful.

erine's review against another edition

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3.0

A beautifully illustrated, rambly look at a wide variety of homes. Several pages beg the reminder that not all people who look like this live in that kind of home.

katielibrarian's review against another edition

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5.0

I love, love, love this gorgeous picture book.