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Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like real glass on this lavish book’s cover, and explore the dollhouse-like world of a beloved farmhouse where twelve children were born and raised.

Over a hill, at the end of a road, by a glittering stream that twists and turns stands a farmhouse.

Step inside the dollhouse-like interior of Farmhouse and relish in the daily life of the family that lives there, rendered in impeccable, thrilling detail. Based on a real family and an actual farmhouse where Sophie salvaged facts and artifacts for the making of this spectacular work, page after page bursts with luminous detail and joy. Join the award-winning, best-selling Sophie Blackall as she takes readers on an enchanting visit to a farmhouse across time, to a place that echoes with stories.

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4 - 8 years
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48 pages
Language

English
Grade level

Preschool - 3
Dimensions

26.67 x 1.27 x 26.35 cm
Publisher

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date

Sept. 13 2022
ISBN-10

0316528943
ISBN-13

978-0316528948
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	Hello Lighthouse	Finding Winnie	Winnie's Great War	If I Was a Horse
Explore the Caldecott Award-winning artwork and timeless stories of Sophie Blackall!	Step back in time and through the door of this iconic lighthouse into a cozy dollhouse-like interior.	Before Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie. And she was a girl!	An extraordinary wartime adventure seen through the eyes of the world's most beloved bear.	In her funniest book yet, Sophie Blackall captures the astonishing spectacle of a child imagining life as a horse.

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Praise for Farmhouse:
A 2022 KIRKUS BEST CHILDREN’S BOOK
A 2022 SLJ BEST BOOK
A HORN BOOK FANFARE
A 2022 PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK
A 2022 BOOKPAGE BEST BOOK
A 2022 WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK
A 2022 NYTIMES BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOK
AN NPR BEST BOOK OF 2022
A 2022 BOOKLIST EDITORS’ CHOICE
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING BEST KIDS’ BOOKS OF 2022
2023 ALSC NOTABLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
2023 CCBC CHILDREN’S CHOICES LIST
2023 BANK ST COLLEGE BEST BOOKS

*"A lovely, tender reimagination of people in a long-past time and place."―Kirkus, starred review

*"A love letter to the joys of country living and family life as well as the importance of treasuring the past and all its stories."―School Library Journal, starred review

*"The tale’s strong sense of place undergirds Blackall’s witness to the way environments change over time and stories survive long after material objects disappear, in a thoughtful, expertly executed work that looks simultaneously forward and back."―Publishers Weekly, starred review

*"Blackall’s illustrations are everything here, incorporating wallpaper, fabrics, and other items scavenged from the house melded together with ink, watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil to create vibrantly layered compositions with a tactile quality."―Horn Book, starred review

* "Genuinely captivating...A meditation on the creative process...Multifaceted and arresting...Irresistible."―Booklist, starred review

“a tender, layered masterpiece that itself deserves to be passed along for generations.”―New York Times

*"A sophisticated, openhearted ode to what truly makes a house a home...Vividly realized...."―BookPage, starred review

Praise for Hello Lighthouse:

A New York Times Bestseller and Caldecott Winner

* "Blackall's charmingly old-fashioned art style is beautifully matched to this nostalgia-rich story, which imbues an antiquated place with warmth and wonder."L―Booklist, starred review

* "A delightful bedtime read perfect for one on one sharing."

―School Library Journal, starred review

* "It's a jewel of a creation and a gift to those who dream of retreat."

―Publishers Weekly, starred review

"I will be surprised if a more exquisite picture book will be published this year...Children will be fascinated..."

―New York Times Book Review

Praise for Finding Winnie:
A #1 New York Times bestseller and Winner of the 2016 Caldecott Medal
A New York Times Notable Children's Book of the Year

*"The sum total is as captivating as it is informative, transforming a personal family story into something universally resonant."―Horn Book (Starred Review)

*"Little ones who love Milne's classic stories will be enchanted by this heartening account of the bear's real-life origins."―Booklist (Starred Review)

*"A perfect melding of beautiful art with soulful, imaginative writing, this lovely story, penned by Colebourn's great-great granddaughter, is ideal for sharing aloud or poring over individually."―School Library Journal (Starred Review)

*"The book strikes a lovely, understated tone of wonder and family pride...[Sophie Blackall] proves that she's equally imaginative at chronicling straight-on reality too."―Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Gorgeously illustrated...[a] delightful telling."―New York Times Book Review

"Exquisite"."―Wall Street Journal

About the Author

Sophie Blackall has illustrated dozens of beautiful books including the Caldecott Medal-winning titles Hello Lighthouse and Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick. She is also the proprietor of Milkwood, a creative retreat housed in a restored dairy barn, adjacent to a falling-down house upon which this book is based. When not at the farm, she lives with her family in Brooklyn, NY. She invites you to visit her on Instagram @SophieBlackall.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Sept. 13 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316528943
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316528948
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 540 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 26.67 x 1.27 x 26.35 cm

Best Sellers Rank: #11,410 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #35 in Children's Books on Country & Farm Life
- #49 in Children's Books on Multigenerational Family Life
- #69 in Historical Fiction for Children (Books)

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4.9 191 ratings

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Sophie Blackall is a Brooklyn-based Australian artist. She has illustrated over forty-five books for children, including the Ivy and Bean series, and has twice received the Randolph Caldecott Medal, in 2016 for Finding Winnie and in 2019 for Hello Lighthouse. She has also written and illustrated books for grown ups.

Blackall has collaborated with many notable authors, including Annie Barrows, Kate DiCamillo, Rukhsana Khan, Meg Rosoff and Judith Viorst.

Her editorial illustrations have appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the New York City MTA and the MoMA Design Store. She has worked internationally with UNICEF and Save the Children as an artist and advocate for global health and literacy initiatives.

"Blackall, who elevates everything she illustrates, has a knack for using clever details to get the humor across."--Booklist

"Khan has an ideal collaborator in Sophie Blackall, whose Chinese ink-and-watercolor drawings convey exquisite detail and precise emotion. Like all the best picture books, "Big Red Lollipop" amply rewards close examination." - New York Times

"One of the best picture-book artists around, Blackall offers winsome art that is interesting in its use of perspective, perceptive in its depiction of family dynamics, and just plain adorable in its effort to make ferrets fetching. This is a book that's clever in every sense of the word: skillful, original, and witty." -Booklist

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Superb children’s book

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 3, 2023

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Fantastic story with an even better back story. Gorgeous illustrations/artwork. Would have given it more stars if I could have

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Beautiful book with wonderful meaning found throughout.

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melissabeth m.

Sobering and sweet

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 19, 2022

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Today I’m a homeschooling momma of 9, living in the birch woods of Alaska in a beautiful, modern home, but I spent my growing up years in a house this very book describes. In fact, if this house had been a Queen Anne house in southeast Iowa, I may think it was my childhood home built in 1889 by my great, great grandfather fresh off the boat (and then a train ride across the USA). My grandmother was born in that house and, 40 years later, when her husband and my grandfather (he was a police officer and they lived in a nearby town) developed a brain tumor, they moved the 7 of 13 children still at home and themselves back to the farm. Grandpa died there and a few years later, when my daddy got out of the military and we needed a place to live and grandma needed someone to farm the land, we moved there too. I grew up in that house with the fruit trees planted by my great grandfather and the barns build by my great great grandfather without the use of nails. The toys, furniture, and books left in the attic by generations previous were my playthings and friends. While the house in this may look different than my childhood home, this book holds my heart and memories in a way I’ve never before seen illustrated. Thank you Sophie Blackall for this book that brought me to tears. I had to read it to my children who will never see the home I grew up in, but have heard the stories and now have something they can look at which has made the stories come to life.

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Kaleigh Coleman

Swantak Family thanks you.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 13, 2023

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First I would just like to say thank you to Sophie for doing such a wonderful job bringing my great grandparents home and story to life! This old house has so many stories to tell and I’m glad at least one will be for all to read. My Family was shocked to hear of this book but then so amazed by it! We couldn’t believe it when my aunt told us. We sat around the table and my aunt read the book to us. We laughed we cried but mostly we just loved reading it. Attached is a picture I have of some of the family in front of the house. Real people. Real house. Real story. Thank you again.

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Heidi Grange

Stunning in every possible way!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 27, 2022

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Sophie Blackall hits it out of the park with this stunning new picture book. As she explains in her author's note in the back matter, this book was inspired by a real place and real people. The amount of work she went to to learn about the history of the people and house is astounding. The photographs included with the author's note provide a fascinating glimpse into the work that she did. As for the book itself, the poetic text shares with readers what life was like for those who lived in the farmhouse. The family she presents had 12 children and a working farm. This family comes through as a real life family with conflict, chores, and challenges. While the text is lovely and would be great for reading aloud, it's the pictures that truly blew me away. The incredible detail makes each spread well worth studying. The layering she used in her illustrations includes bits and pieces from the old house itself, making the reader feel as if they are holding a piece of the house in their hands. The intricate combination of paint and collage makes for illustrations that feel like they have real depth. I loved the way Blackall integrated her own journey into the story, showing the way that a place can touch many long after it's gone. I shall be very surprised if this book doesn't win awards with it's precision and beauty.

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Rogers21

Bittersweet

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 6, 2022

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What’s that? You want a bedtime story that will break your heart AND turn your child into a historic preservationist? Look no further.

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iLuvKidsBooks

Oh my goodness.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 22, 2022

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Oh my goodness. Just received this book. It brought tears, bringing back memories of my own family history. It left me wanting to hang on to treasured family moments that would be lost if it weren’t for the telling, through the generations. What a lovely way to share how important it is to keep our own family stories alive. Thank you, Sophie Blackall!

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