{"id":42723,"date":"2025-02-25T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/?p=42723"},"modified":"2025-06-20T15:19:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T19:19:03","slug":"new-house-new-home-by-megan-saben","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/new-house-new-home-by-megan-saben\/","title":{"rendered":"*New House, New Home by Megan Saben"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lively text and pictures show what it takes to make a <\/em>New House, New Home\u2014by our own Megan Saben! (And scroll down for a special offer!)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*New House, New Home<\/em> by Megan Saben, illustrated by Liz and Kate Pope. Familius, 2024, 24 pages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Reading Level: Picture Book<\/a>, ages 0-4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recommended for: ages 2-6<\/p>\n\n\n

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Let\u2019s build our house! \/ The hole is deep. \/ Foundation laid, \/ the walls are steep. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

A brother and sister are anticipating a big move into a new home\u2014but this one hasn\u2019t even been built yet! And it\u2019s a complicated business with lots of prep work. A strong foundation comes first, followed by a framing of 2×4\u2019s. At that, the kids are ready to pack up their bedrooms, but \u201cOh no my dear, it\u2019s much too soon.\u201d And indeed it is. So much of what goes into a house is never even seen once the building is completed: the ductwork, the wiring, the plumbing. While all that behind-the-scenes work is going on, winter comes and goes, spring rains begin, and seedlings sprout in the yard. The kids build their own constructions out of blocks and paper and marble-maze pieces while waiting and waiting. But at last it\u2019s moving day, which happens to coincide with someone\u2019s birthday. What a gift!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Megan Saben writes from the experience of watching her family\u2019s own \u201cnew house\u201d under construction. Not every reader will have had that joy and frustration, but both those emotions come through in the rhyming text and colorful, childlike illustrations. It takes a lot of work to make a house a home, and this book will help even the youngest readers appreciate the efforts of builders, plumbers, and electricians. Observation questions and activities on the last page will help kids get even more out of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bottom Line<\/strong>: A cheerful exploration of building and bonding over new home construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPECIAL OFFER: Order New House, New Home<\/em> directly from the author and get a signed copy with stickers and bookmarks AND free shipping on orders of $30 or more! Details here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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