{"id":38360,"date":"2021-01-22T23:45:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T03:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=38360"},"modified":"2021-01-22T23:48:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T03:48:40","slug":"review-of-the-blue-house-by-phoebe-wahl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=38360","title":{"rendered":"Review of The Blue House, by Phoebe Wahl"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Blue House<\/em><\/p>\n

by Phoebe Wahl<\/p>\n

Alfred A. Knopf, 2020. 36 pages.
\nReview written September 9, 2020, from a library book
\nStarred Review
\n2020 Sonderbooks Standout<\/a>:
\n#8 Fiction Picture Books<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a picture book about having to move from a much loved house. It\u2019s done with sensitivity and particularity that\u2019s just lovely.<\/p>\n

We meet Leo and his Dad. I like that Leo is a boy with long hair. They live in an old blue house with leaks and creaks. They like to dance and make music together.<\/p>\n

Leo loved the blue house in winter, with its hiding places and cozy spaces.<\/p>\n

When the old heater broke, they would bake a pie just to warm up the kitchen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But the neighborhood is changing. Leo\u2019s dad tells him that their house is going to be torn down and they will have to move.<\/p>\n

Leo doesn\u2019t respond well at first. But eventually, they use music to express their anger.<\/p>\n

They shredded on guitar, and Leo did a special scream solo. It made both of them a little less mad.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They do further things to adjust, like painting on the walls of the empty house before it\u2019s torn down. Even after they\u2019ve moved, they find ways to remember the old blue house. And ways to make their new house feel more and more like home.<\/p>\n

This is a lovely story of a small family dealing with something hard and making a new home together.<\/p>\n

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Source: This review is based on a library book from Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n

Disclaimer: I am a professional librarian, but the views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n

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