It’s no secret that we like books around here. Not only do they educate and entertain, but they give our family a shared common experience. Our library has done something with children’s books and a dollhouse that is so fun and unique. At first glance, it’s a furnished dollhouse. But the more you look, the more you find references to children’s books in this storybook house. The library’s house probably has at least a hundred. And at the risk of embarrassing him, even my teenager had a great time identifying the different objects from beloved books. See how many of these clues you can guess! I’ve put the answers at the bottom of this post.
1. A cut out of a shadow hangs from a dresser drawer.
2. A penguin is peering inside the refrigerator.
3. Beside the fridge is a little mouse eating a cookie
4. A small bear is sitting on the sofa, his green coveralls are missing a button.
5. In the closet there’s a pair of sparkling red slippers
6. A yellow shirt, bow tie, and glasses are laid out of the bed
7. Outside there’s a clothesline with hanging mittens
8. Still outside, there are piles of straw, sticks, and bricks
9. And a red jeep with sheep sitting in it
10. And a boxcar parked in the yard
11. And on the front porch sits a package to Australia from Alexander
Answers:
1. Peter Pan
2. Mr. Popper’s Penguins
3. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
4. Corduroy
5. Wizard of Oz
6. Arthur
7. The Three Little Kittens
8. The Three Little Pigs
9. Sheep in a Jeep
10. The Boxcar Children
11. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
I think a storybook house would be a great addition to any classroom or any family’s house with young children. Picking out something to represent the books you read would be so fun!
Also See:
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Children’s literature reviews at Families.com
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