Houses With a Story : : a Dragon's Den, a Ghostly Mansion, a Library of Lost Books, and 30 More Amazing Places to Explore

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Malletts Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Nonfiction / Art / Architecture / Yoshida, Seiji	4-week checkout	Due 01-15-2025
Pittsfield Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Nonfiction / Art / Architecture / Yoshida, Seiji	4-week checkout	Due 01-02-2025
Traverwood Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Nonfiction / Art / Architecture / Yoshida, Seiji	4-week checkout	Due 02-04-2025
Westgate Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Nonfiction / Art / Architecture / Yoshida, Seiji	4-week checkout	Due 12-22-2024

Foreword -- Mischievous bridge tower keeper -- Kaidan-Do bookstore -- World-weary astronomer's residence -- Meticulous clockmaker -- Reserved mechanic's cottage -- Methodical witch's house -- Grass-roofed house in the snowy country -- Forgotten orphan's castle -- Dreamer's tree house -- Examples of roofs -- Apple cider water mill -- Melancholy lighthouse keeper -- The post office of the dragon tamer -- Secluded information broker -- Diesel sisters -- The library of lost books -- The megalithic house -- A girl in the submerged city -- Clinic in the woods -- A word on toilets -- Cacao tree house -- A timid ogre's hideout -- A tower house near the border -- An outbuilding inhabited by a poltergeist -- A shepherd's hut -- An eccentric botanist's laboratory -- A wanted man's sod house -- The seven dwarves' house -- House with a dragon -- A lonely ghost's mansion -- A young inventor's windmill -- A ronin's tenement house -- The house of a woman fascinated by dolls -- A man in an abandoned subway station -- A miner's engine house -- Reserved mechanic's cottage: panel story -- Concepts and commentary -- Making of a miner's engine house.
"A dreamer's tree house. A mechanic's cottage. A submerged city. Over thirty imaginative houses and the people who make them home offer unexpected worlds to wander through and explore. Who is the mischievous bridgetower keeper? What does the witch grow in her garden? How does the postal worker tame his delivery dragons? In each house, readers discover the contents of rooms and closets, what's at the top of the stairs and where shadowy hallways lead. Story text provides background and details about the lives of the residents and hints about their past and future. Lush illustrations, diagrams and detailed descriptions of each character, location and landscape open doors to whimsy, wonder, and endless possibilities"-- Provided by publisher.

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Excellent for dreamers submitted by alotofaxolotl on February 24, 2024, 12:38pm I'm so glad the library got this! I borrowed the copy through MeL and we are admiring it. It is very inspiring for children and adults alike. The illustrations are lovely and reminiscent of Miyazaki film worlds.