Chris Van Dusen's If I Built a House: A Story of Creative Possibilities

By: Chris Van Dusen (Author)

This delightful children's book by Chris Van Dusen is a must-have for any young reader! If I Built a House is a part of the If I Built series, and is sure to bring a smile to your child's face. With its engaging illustrations and easy-to-read text, this book is the perfect gift for any young reader. It teaches children about design and construction, and is sure to spark their imagination and creativity. Overall, this book is sure to bring hours of satisfaction and entertainment to any child.

Key Features:

If I Built is an amazing series of books by author Chris Vandusen. This captivating series follows the story of a young inventor named Jack as he embarks on a thrilling journey of creativity and invention. With his trusty sidekick, Robot, Jack uses his imagination to build incredible contraptions and machines that help him solve problems and overcome obstacles. With vivid illustrations and a captivating storyline, this series is sure to inspire young minds to explore the world of engineering and invention.
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Details of Chris Van Dusen's If I Built a House: A Story of Creative Possibilities

  • Best Sellers Rank: #16 in Children's Art Fiction#109 in Children's Science Fiction Books #731 in Children's Activity Books
  • ISBN-10 ‏ ‎: 1984814842
  • Children's Art Fiction: Children's Art Fiction
  • ISBN-13 ‏ ‎: 978-1984814845
  • Dimensions ‏ ‎: 10 x 0.15 x 10 inches
  • Paperback ‏ ‎: 40 pages
  • Language ‏ ‎: English
  • Children's Activity Books (Books): Children's Activity Books
  • Item Weight ‏ ‎: 7 ounces
  • Lexile measure ‏ ‎: AD520L
  • Children's Science Fiction Books (Books): Children's Science Fiction Books
  • Customer Reviews: 4.9/5 stars of 2,118 ratings
  • Reading age ‏ ‎: 3 - 6 years, from customers
  • Publisher ‏ ‎: Rocky Pond Books; Illustrated edition

Comments

ALS123: My son and I have been having so much fun discussing the rooms we would have in OUR house after reading this book! It's a nightly conversation now and has been a great stepping stone to discussing imagination vs reality, design, and dreaming big. Really fun book.

United States on Aug 23, 2023

Vikki1303: Amazing book, enjoyed so much reading it to my son )

United States on Aug 06, 2023

Sara Geishecker: We love the entire If I Built A... series, and my son now has all three books in the collection. The creative storytelling keeps kids engaged, and helps them think about what they might do if they could build a dream house/car/school. The pictures are full of detail. It is a book that you can read over and over again.

United States on Jul 17, 2023

Heidi Abele: While this book may not have the cadence of the first one, it is still a good one. I Want to meet this kid! Very imaginative, beautiful pictures. Bought it for my 6year old. He loves it!

United States on Jul 11, 2023

Sam: I think I love this book more than my kids do. But that’s saying something because my son practically wants to live in this story. Just excellent. Buy it. You won’t regret it.

United States on Jun 16, 2023

Ruanjai Suwantaradon: Very fun and creative book.

Netherlands on Mar 12, 2023

Sarah Lojczyc: Similar review as for the If I built a car book. This author is fabulous. We love both car & home stories. I feel like this book in particular is going to inspire a future architect.

This is a go to book for me to give to a birthday child of age 4. It’s fairly text heavy for a 3 year old, so in my opinion they might not sit through it every time. The language is fantastic & it is so creative. A great STEM book & So great for building vocabulary beyond what they typically hear (at least I don’t talk with such descriptive language!)
I don’t have a grasp on the upper age this might appeal to. I started reading it to my son at age 3 & it was a favourite then. I suspect it will be read on repeat for quite some time.

Canada on May 06, 2022

pamela: Delievery was fast! Great book!

Canada on Feb 06, 2022

Krystina: I bought this for my son's birthday and both kids (4&6) love it! The illustrations are fantastic and the story is fun.

Canada on Nov 13, 2021

Amazon Customer: We love love loved this author's 'if I built a car' book. I brought this just because of that. This book is also extremely imaginative and nice to read. But I personally love the car book more. But this is good too actually. Its a similar pattern though.
Definitely recommend for budding engineers with fabulous imagination. 👌

India on Nov 04, 2021

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Total Reviews 55 reviews 1 reviews 534 reviews
Best Sellers Rank #16 in Children's Art Fiction#109 in Children's Science Fiction Books #731 in Children's Activity Books #3 in Children's Friendship Books#5 in Children's Fantasy & Magic Books#8 in Children's Action & Adventure Books #16 in Children's Friendship Books#21 in Children's Action & Adventure Books #22 in Children's Fantasy & Magic Books
ISBN-10 ‏ ‎ 1984814842 1338596705 0545790352
Children's Art Fiction Children's Art Fiction
ISBN-13 ‏ ‎ 978-1984814845 978-1338596700 978-0545790352
Dimensions ‏ ‎ 10 x 0.15 x 10 inches 6.25 x 1.75 x 9 inches 9.1 x 1.1 x 10.5 inches
Paperback ‏ ‎ 40 pages
Language ‏ ‎ English English English
Children's Activity Books (Books) Children's Activity Books
Item Weight ‏ ‎ 7 ounces 2.4 pounds 3.35 pounds
Lexile measure ‏ ‎ AD520L 880L 880L
Children's Science Fiction Books (Books) Children's Science Fiction Books
Customer Reviews 4.9/5 stars of 2,118 ratings 4.9/5 stars of 20,772 ratings 4.9/5 stars of 22,416 ratings
Reading age ‏ ‎ 3 - 6 years, from customers 7+ years, from customers 5+ years, from customers
Publisher ‏ ‎ Rocky Pond Books; Illustrated edition Scholastic Inc.; Illustrated edition Arthur A. Levine Books; Illustrated edition
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