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House Held Up by Trees Hardcover - 2012

by Ted Kooser; Jon Klassen (Illustrator)

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From Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Ted Kooser and rising talent Jon Klassen comes a poignant tale of loss, change, and nature's quiet triumph. When the house was new, not a single tree remained on its perfect lawn to give shade from the sun. The children in the house trailed the scent of wild trees to neighboring lots, where thick bushes offered up secret places to play. When the children grew up and moved away, their father, alone in the house, continued his battle against blowing seeds, plucking out sprouting trees. Until one day the father, too, moved away, and as the empty house began its decline, the trees began their approach. At once wistful and exhilarating, this lovely, lyrical story evokes the inexorable passage of time -- and the awe-inspiring power of nature to lift us up.

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  • Title House Held Up by Trees
  • Author Ted Kooser; Jon Klassen (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Candlewick Press (MA), Somerville, MA
  • Date 2012-03-27
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780763651077 / 0763651079
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.2 x 10.6 x 0.5 in (23.37 x 26.92 x 1.27 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Library of Congress subjects Dwellings, Tree houses
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011277585
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Though there’s a family involved, the real star of this multilayered modern parable is a plot of land...the artwork initially functions as stoic background for the story, with wide-angle perspectives filled with plenty of open space and muted colors. But in the second part, as the trees take over, Klassen’s compositions command more and more attention, elbowing the text into the periphery and subtly reinforcing the themes in play... Unfolding with uncommon grace, the environmental heart of this story is revealed obliquely but powerfully.
—Booklist (starred review)

The former poet laureate Ted Kooser’s HOUSE HELD UP BY TREES is a lyric, poetic story, stark but also imbued with a haunting beauty…Jon Klassen’s illustrations are quiet, delicate and nuanced, amplifying the text in fresh, original ways through the use of unexpected angles and perspective.
—The New York Times

Poignant and lovely.
—Kirkus Reviews

Citations

  • Booklist, 02/15/2012, Page 50
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 05/01/2012, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 03/01/2012, Page 88
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2012, Page 31
  • Kirkus Reviews, 02/01/2012, Page 300
  • New York Times Book Review, 11/11/2012, Page 29
  • Publishers Weekly, 01/02/2012, Page 83
  • Quill & Quire, 05/01/2012, Page 34
  • School Library Journal, 05/01/2012, Page 76

About the author

Ted Kooser, the United States Poet Laureate from 2004 to 2006, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his book of poems Delights & Shadows. He is the author of twelve full-length volumes of poetry and several books of nonfiction, and his work has appeared in many periodicals. Bag in the Wind, illustrated by Barry Root, was his first picture book. Ted Kooser lives in Garland, Nebraska. Jon Klassen is the author-illustrator of I Want My Hat Back. The first picture book he illustrated, Cats' Night Outby Caroline Stutson, won the Governor General's Award for illustration in his native Canada. Jon Klassen now lives in Los Angeles.
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