A House Is Not a Home

by Anne Liersch

Book Overview

Winter is coming, and the animals are busy building a house to keep them warm and cozy. The hares gather stones from the field. Hedgehog helps Wild Boar get wood from the forest. Deer lays the stone... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735811563
• ISBN13: 9780735811560
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: NorthSouth (NY)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 11.6"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A House Is Not A Home Is a Book That Touches The Third Grade Heart

House Is Not a Home is book that my class loved. They actually applauded at the end and that is not a common occurence. Bossy Badger tries to direct the other animals in the building of a joint home. No one's contribution is up to badger's standards. He frustrates and alienates everyone. They go off and build their own crooked little house. They live together and enjoy it. Badger lives alone in his perfect house. As he watches at a distance, he comes to realizes his error. Badger mends his way and builds a sled as an apology. The book ends with them enjoying their sled. It helps the bossy child to realize the need to mend their ways. It shows how everyone needs to have their abilities and effort to be appreciated. That everything does not need to be perfect. A home is a place where people love and respect each other. The house is but a shell. Third graders enjoyed this story and later shared what made their homes special and not just a house.