13. Homegrown House

Homegrown House by Janet S. Wong illustrated by E.B. Lewis The poetic tale of a girl who moves a lot and spends time with her Grandmom. And that summary does no justice to the story.

Mom's Review: I absolutely LOVE this book. Love it! The imagery of the words is profound. This is a long excerpt, but so worth reading...
The very best house I've ever been in is Grandmom's house.
A dozen different colors on the walls,
the kitchen a warm butter yellow
to make you hungry.
The bedrooms mossy green
so you can pretend you're hibernating.
Closets spilling -
surprises!
A garage with lavender
hanging upside down
letting loose its smell
every time you slam the door.
Nails and nuts and bolts and screws
for robots.
Giant brown moths hiding
in cardboard boxes everywhere,
each one full of a different holiday.
Seriously? Seriously. Amazing.
And the water color illustrations? Lovely. Absolutely beautiful.
This is a book we borrowed from the library, but I really want to buy it.
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Abby is too young to appreciate all the intricate words and details, but she did like it when the Grandmom mentioned that the idea of living near a stream would make her have to pee all the time.

Daughter's Review: I liked when the Grandmom said water makes her pee. I liked the pictures.