Welcome to the Wonder House

By Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Georgia Heard, Deborah Freedman (illustrator)

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This collection of poems, creatively presented in the format of an allegorical house, will engage anyone who has ever wondered "why?" as it shows young readers that wonder is everywhere-in yourself and in the world around you.

Welcome to the Wonder House, a place to explore the cornerstone of every…

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1 author picked Welcome to the Wonder House as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Spend time with a young child, and you’ll immediately notice how intrigued they are by the smallest, seemingly insignificant things. A crack in the sidewalk. The glimmer of a shiny stone. A pill bug scuttling across the dirt. Everything is cause for noticing, wondering, and myriad questions.

Welcome to the Wonder House is the collaboration of poet/teachers Georgia Heard and Rebecca Kai Dotlich. Their poetry invites readers to wander and wonder, notice, ask questions, and reflect on rooms such as time and place, curiosity and praise.

Luminous, mixed-media illustrations by Deborah Freedman make the journey from room to…

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