However, don’t expect to be blown away and there are far better similar children’s books on the market. Parents will notice details such as the “I love CM” tag amongst the graffiti drawings and the dove in every illustration.

She uses her colours sparingly, browns, greys, greens and reds to great effect as we follow a little bird - a migrator free to travel anywhere - around the world (both real and imaginary) to places we may never visit. Influential artist Carson Ellis makes her solo picture-book debut with a whimsical tribute to the many possibilities of home. It is accepted by you that Daunt Books has no control over additional charges in relation to customs clearance. One criticism I have seen that strikes me as misguided is the one that claims that the scene set in a Middle-Eastern palace, complete with underground lair containing piles of gold, is an example of some kind of Orientalist exotification. For more details, please consult the latest information provided by Royal Mail's International Incident Bulletin.These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

Ellis’s artwork, evocative of folklore and fairytales, may seem familiar because of her illustrations for the book series "Wildwood Chronicles," written by Ellis’s husband, Colin Meloy. I liked the whimsical story about the many different homes that exist--both real and fantastical--but it was the art that took my breath away. Still, this is a worthy first endeavor, and I look forward to seeing what Ellis does in her second picture-book, the recently released Du Iz Tak?

I originally brought this book because of a recommendation by OwlCrate, I'm so glad I did as Home was absolute perfection.

Influential artist Carson Ellis makes her solo picture-book debut with a beautifully imaginative tribute to the many possibilities of home. While I love the look and color palette of the gouache and ink artwork, the story just didn't satisfy me. We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from. We particularly liked the page that showed a Babouska's house as this was the name of our much loved guinea pig that I use as my goodreads picture. Ellis begins “Home” by presenting a variety of homes and mentioning the types of creatures to inhabit them.Carson has been awarded silver medals by the Society of Illustrators for her work on Wildwood Imperium and on Dillweed's Revenge by Florence Parry Heide. I would have treasured this beautiful book with its imaginative survey of houses around the planet and even beyond it! The illustrations remind me of Felicita Sala's or Isabelle Arsenault's work which is huge praise indeed! Overall, “Home” is a very simple and to-the-point book for the young ones (perhaps too simple); but has a positive message. Home” is an oversized juvenile picture book with very little text targeting very young children mostly in the 4-6 age bracket.