Synopses & Reviews
Influential artist Carson Ellis makes her solo picture-book debut with a whimsical tribute to the many possibilities of home.
Home might be a house in the country, an apartment in the city, or even a shoe. Home may be on the road or the sea, in the realm of myth, or in the artists own studio. A meditation on the concept of home and a visual treat that invites many return visits, this loving look at the places where people live marks the picture-book debut of Carson Ellis, acclaimed illustrator of the Wildwood series and artist for the indie band the Decemberists.
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"A dreamy, painterly meditation on the diversity and range of dwellings around the world and across time and imagination....The text encourages the reader to participate ('But whose home is this? And what about this?'), and the cover illustration further extends the options of where we can live. All the choices are warmly inviting." The Horn Book
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"Ellis' compelling ink and gouache paintings, in a palette of blue-grays, sepia and brick red, depict scenes ranging from mythical, underwater Atlantis to a distant moonscape....Visually accomplished." Kirkus Reviews
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"It's a work that confers classic gifts: time to look and time to wonder." Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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"Arrestingly illustrated...Ellis, in her picture-book debut, draws with simplicity and precision, yet there are often so many fanciful details that second and third looks will come naturally....The whole effect makes the pictures seem like frameable art." Booklist (starred review)
About the Author
Carson Ellis previously illustrated The Composer Is Dead by Lemony Snicket and Dillweed's Revenge by Florence Parry Heide. She also collaborated with her husband, Colin Meloy, on the best-selling Wildwood series. Carson Ellis lives with her family outside Portland, Oregon.