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Very cute and I’m glad it spotlights a different way of life.

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Love, love, love! This book has everything... wonderful illustrations, a solid and smooth rhyming rhythm, a message, and a geography lesson.

"He could be a home anywhere, because home wasn't a place.
Home was a feeling, a smile on your face.
Home was a friendship and singing and a full happy heart -
it was sharing good meals and where you hung up your art."

The story touches on Recycle-Reduce-Reuse with the tiny house being made from pieces of an abandoned farmhouse. It shows different types of homes on wheels and also takes the reader on a trip around the USA; stopping at attractions in different states. It talks about family and community, and what "home" truly means.

I loved how it was like a stepping stone between a traditional picture book and a children's chapter book. What a gem of a story!

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"He could be a home anywhere, because home wasn't a place.
Home was a feeling, a smile on your face.
Home was a friendship and singing and a full happy heart -
it was sharing good meals and where you hung up your art."

What a wonderful book! I adored this exploration of the meaning of home. Is a home just something made of bricks and mortar, that has to remain rooted in one place? Or is it the place your heart feels most happy? Tiny House examines the notion of home as he takes himself on the road across America, visiting some amazing places and meeting charming characters along the way.

I love the roadtrip idea behind this book. My husband and I love the US and have gone on numerous trips through some its most beautiful States. Last summer we took our baby boy, then six months, on a roadtrip through California, where he saw the Redwoods, just like Tiny House! I love that this book recounts some of the same adventures he experienced and I can't wait to read it to him.

With beautiful illustrations, a lovely rhyming scheme, a fun and sweet story and some cleverly-inserted life lessons about recycling, reading, friendship and organic living, this book would be a gorgeous little addition to your little one's library.

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A rhyming tale about a tiny house on the go. A relevant story as tiny houses are gaining popularity both in the real world and in the media. Beautifully illustrated with great page layout incorporating parts of the text into the illustrations. I like the way the illustrations bring a bit of life to the houses and cars without totally anthropomorphizing them.

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I am so glad I took the time to read this book because this story teaches children that home is not a place but can be anywhere, it is a feeling, a smile, friendship and a happy heart. How true is this! With so many displaced children in the world, this book is a lovely tribute to those that may not be in one place all of the time.

The tiny houses are very now, they are becoming somewhat a trend for people to live in and a new way of living. The book also gives the reader a sense of community, people coming together to share and give.

The illustrations are beautiful and show the reader all the different types of houses people live in. It starts with the house in the field and the high rises all around, then there was Tiny who was made from the house in the field. As he traveled he saw Missy Mansion who didn't look happy and a farm house...and so it goes on.

Many children will relate to this book, as I am sure there are houses in this book that they have lived in before.
A sweet read for 3-5 year olds.

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