Your House, My House

Theres no neighborhood like a Marianne Dubuc neighborhood this time in an apartment building! Its a special day at 3 Maple Street. Its Little Rabbits birthday! His mother makes him his favorite breakfast. His sister has drawn him a picture. And, best of all, hes having a birthday party! His friends are invited, his father is decorating, and his mother is baking a cake. But thats not the only thing going on at 3 Maple Street today. The Cat family is moving in upstairs the Fox family is having a new baby Mr. Owl is trying to sleep theres so much happening inside (and outside) this lively building, its hard to keep track! This multilayered picture book from international award-winning Marianne Dubuc allows readers to peer into the homes of all the charming animal families in the building on every spread. Though there is one main story, captured in the text, there are multitudes of other stories-within-the-story, told in visual narratives. Dubucs winsome one-of-a-kind illustrations include heaps of clever details for children to pore over, promising something new to discover with every look and encouraging visual literacy in readers and prereaders. There are terrific social studies connections here on the concepts of community, inclusiveness and belonging.