Farmhouse by Sophie Blackall book cover

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

9780316528948

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Farmhouse

Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall offers a sophisticated, openhearted ode to what truly makes a house a home in this tender picture book.

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Review of ‘Farmhouse’

"Over a hill, at the end of a road, by a glittering stream that twists and turns, stands a house," begins two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall's deft, sophisticated Farmhouse.

A couple raises 12 children in the house, and Blackall captures the details of their everyday lives. We see marks on the wall to note the…

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