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Mohrbooks Literary Agency
Sebastian Ritscher
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TOO TALL HOUSES

Gianna Marino

The creator of MEET ME AND THE MOON has delivered another wonderful animal fable for today's world.
Good friends learn a small but important lesson. Owl and Rabbit are good friends and live in two small houses next to each other. They are perfectly happy . . . until Rabbit's garden gets in the way of Owl's view. So Owl builds his house a little taller. Only that blocks the sun from Rabbit's vegetables. So Rabbit builds his house taller. And soon it's a house-building frenzy and the two now not-so-good friends have the two tallest houses in the world! All it takes is a gust of wind to remind them that maybe living smaller and together is a much better way to remain friends.
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Published 2012-09-01 by Viking

Book

Published 2012-09-01 by Viking

Comments

This story about friendship and togetherness contains a great lesson without being didactic or moralizing and should be welcome in most collections.

The well-turned, dialogue-rich narrative complements the sunny visuals, making this an excellent choice for one-on-one or group read-alouds... Another winner for rising star Marino.