Book
The Little House
- Published
- 1942
- Genre
- Children's
- Publisher
- Demco Media
- Pages
- 40
- Words
- 1388
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/153540.The_Little_House?ac=1&from_search=true
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 4.2
- AR interest level
- LG — lower grades, K–3
- Lexile
- 610L
- Lexile code
- AD — adult-directed
- Guided reading level
- L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 4–7
- Ambleside year
- Year 0 onwards · ages 5–8
An Ambleside year is a year of the Ambleside Online programme, not a reader's age. Year 0 is its first year, and a book used over several years shows the span. The ages beside it are that band offered two grades up and none down, which is how we offer a band; they are a placement, not a reading measure.
Virginia Lee Burton won the Caldecott Medal in 1943 for her memorable picture book The Little House, a poignant story of a cute country cottage that becomes engulfed by the city that grows up around it. The house has an expressive face of windows and doors, and even the feelings of a person, so she’s sad when she’s surrounded by the dirty, noisy city’s hustle and bustle: “She missed the field of daisies / and the apple trees dancing in the moonlight.” Fortunately, there’s a happy ending, as the house is taken back to the country where she belongs. (less)
Collections
Deep Roots Grade · 1NY Public Library
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780606015318
- ISBN-10
- 0606015310
Tags
Award Winners-Caldecott MedalAward Winners-NCTE Notable Children's Books in the Language ArtsDeep RootsPlaces-CitiesPlaces-Countryside/RuralRecommended Reading-California Recommended Lit., English, K-2Recommended Reading-NY Public Library 100 Best TitlesRecommended Reading-Reading RainbowRecommended Reading-Wheatley TextsSocial Issues-Civic/Economic ProgressTransportation/Vehicles-Cars/Trucks