A mother and daughter turn a hopeless old house into a loving family home with faith, hard work, and the support of their community.
When a girl and her mother are forced to start over, they find themselves feeling isolated and defeated. Longing for their former neighborhood and friends, and overwhelmed by the repairs their new house needs, they finally realize they can't do everything alone. The only way to make things better is to ask for help. They both learn that when you reach out to the community, people answer with kindness. As the house gets rebuilt, so does their sense of belonging.
Stunning artwork from New York Times best-selling illustrator Thomas Gonzalez provide a moving backdrop to Jo Kittinger's inspiring story that reveals how communities are created—or recreated—when people work together. The House on Dirty-Third Street will touch the heart of anyone who has faced starting over in difficult circumstances.
This is such a great book, especially for today's time. There is so much economical stress going on and kids might not really understand. One things I've always loved is that you can point them back to things like the stories of Kit's life (an American Girl story + doll). But we need more than that. This picture book story is current (not 1900s depression era) and really explains without explaining what is going on and how things are hard but okay. Things will be okay. Things might change, you might move, but life can continue anywhere and it is what you make it.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this book to anyone and everyone.
*Thanks to Peachtree Press for loaning me an electronic copy through NetGalley.*
Originally posted: http://creativemadnessmama.com/blog/2012/03/13/house-on-dirty-third-street/
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