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Davies, Jacqueline

The House Takes a Vacation

32 pp. | Cavendish | March, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7614-5331-4 $16.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Lee White. After the vacation-bound Petersons drive away, their house heads for the beach. Davies's kooky premise and characters are brought to life in White's spirited oil-paint and colored-pencil illustrations. Oddball scenes, such as the house stuck in traffic, ably support the pun-filled text. Some of the wordplay may not register with youngsters, but that doesn't detract from the story's absurd humor.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2007