Home

"In the impossibly wonderful Home, illustrator and children’s book author Carson Ellis presents an imaginative taxonomy of houses and a celebration of the wildly different kinds of people who call them home."

"A gentle meditation on the idea of what constitutes a home, Carson Ellis’ picture book is whimsical and thought-provoking. Her lovely watercolor illustrations imbue both the grand (Slovakian duchesses’ mansions) and the familiar (an urban apartment) with ornate charm, but it is her inspired depictions of the odd (a Norse god’s castle and a mysterious estate encased in a geodesic dome) that make the book stand out. Best of all, in the final illustration of Ellis’ own studio (“An artist lives here”), each piece of bric-a-brac ties back to the vignettes shown previously, a detail attentive rereaders will surely find delightful. (For ages 4 to 8)"