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A Big Quiet House
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A Big Quiet House Paperback - 1996

by Heather Forest; Susan Greenstein (Illustrator)


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There once was a man whose house was very small.

From the rear cover

There once was a man whose house was very small.

It was cluttered with things from wall to wall.

With a tiny, cluttered house, giggling children, and a snoring wife, the poor man in this story can't get a good night's sleep. If only, he thinks, I had a big, quiet house!

He throws off his covers and goes to visit the wise old woman at the edge of the village. Surely she can help him solve his problem. And she does, but not without giving him some very nonsensical advice. "Bring a chicken into your house", she suggests. And when that doesn't work, she has him add a goat, a horse, a cow, and a sheep.

The ending of the story proves, as so many ancient folktales do, that quite often, nonsense makes the best sense of all. Susan Greenstein's bold illustrations -- white pencil on black surface with watercolor -- carry the reader through the warm interiors and peaceful nights of the shtetls of Eastern Europe.

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  • Title A Big Quiet House
  • Author Heather Forest; Susan Greenstein (Illustrator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition; F
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher August House Publishers, Little Rock, AR
  • Date November 25, 1996
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780874836042 / 0874836042
  • Weight 0.3 lbs (0.14 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.02 x 8.53 x 0.12 in (27.99 x 21.67 x 0.30 cm)
  • Ages 05 to 08 years
  • Grade levels K - 3
  • Reading level 770
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Eastern Europe
    • Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
    • Religious Orientation: Jewish
  • Library of Congress subjects Jews, Folklore - Europe, Eastern
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95053739
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

About the author

Heather Forest Bio:

Heather Forest's unique minstrel style of telling stories blends her original music, folk guitar, poetry, and prose along with song and the spoken word to give her stories an uncommon warmth and charm. She has toured widely performing her repertoire of world folktales for the past thirty years to theatres, major storytelling festivals, schools and conferences throughout the world. Heather's books have received many prestigious awards including the Children's Choice Award, Parent's Choice Award, CCBC Choices, ABC Best Books for Children, Best Children's Books of the Year, Book Sense Winter Children's Picks, and the National Parenting Publication Awards (NAPPA) among others. Heather is currently working on her tenth book with August House, a collection of ancient and epic tales.


Ms. Forest holds a Master's Degree in Storytelling and she is a recipient of the Circle of Excellence Award presented by the National Storytelling Network. Her many performance credits include The Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C., The National Storytelling Festival, The Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, Tales of Graz Festival in Austria, the Sidmouth International Festival in England and the Glistening Waters Storytelling Festival in New Zealand.



Susan Greenstein Bio:


Susan Greenstein grew up in Astoria, Queens and has lived and worked in Brooklyn since she was a college student at Pratt Institute where she received her BFA in Fine Arts in Drawing and Painting, and went on to receive her MSE from Queens College. Susan spent the following 12 years illustrating children's' books and articles for newspapers and magazines.


Following the birth of her daughter, Susan began to teach art to young children through the organization, Studio in A School. She has been teaching both elementary and high school students at Brooklyn Friends School and found teaching keeps her excitement and wonder of art fresh. She also finds her young students' enthusiasm is contagious and inspires her work.


When she is not teaching, Susan dedicates her to time painting with watercolors and drawing mostly on site around New York City. She is intrigued by the textures and patterns found in community gardens as well as in the local architecture. The Highline, in Manhattan, has become a favorite site. She finds that it provides the perfect balance between architecture and plant life and how they weave themselves together. In the summer, Susan spends time in New Hampshire studying and painting a very different type of landscape and light.


Susan lives with her husband Phil who is also a painter, their daughter, Gina and their cat Kalo.

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