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Indlæser... The House That's Your Home (udgave 2015)af Sally Lloyd-Jones (Forfatter)
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Celebrates all the things that make one's home special, including the family that dwells there. No library descriptions found. |
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Unlike some online reviewers, I was not put off by The House That's Your Home because I thought it was depicting a neo-conservative Norman Rockwell-esque world, or attempting to hark back to the 1950s. On the contrary, I found the illustrations here, which were based upon artist Jane Dyer's grandchildren and their home, the best thing about the book. As a long-time big city dweller, I relished the glimpse they offered into a less developed area than the one in which I currently live, however idealized that world might appear. There is a diverse range of children depicted, in the scene dealing with the young child's circle of friends, making it clear that although this might be a white family, the world being depicted is not (contrary to said reviews) an "all-white" one. Leaving that issue aside, although this is a beautiful book, visually speaking, I found it sadly wanting, from a narrative perspective. The text is awkward and sometimes rather obscure, and I kept thinking, as I read along, that greater simplicity in execution might have done wonders for it. My three-star rating is chiefly for Dyer's lovely artwork, otherwise this one is largely missable... ( )