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Is the pairing of an old sailing ship with people living in a wigwam an intentional reference to first contact between Europeans and Native Americans? Therefore, the illustrations in “Home” are very much in the hipster-indie art realm and can be imagined being sold on Etsy. At some point, Ellis does switch to fanciful imagery and homes that are under the sea, in tree hollows. Ellis reflects on all the possibilities of home through her lovely illustrations and fantastical imaginings of all that a home could be. Recommended to fans of Ellis' artwork, or to those who have enjoyed Jon Klassen's books, which have a very similar visual feeling to them.

She uses her colours sparingly, browns, greys, greens and reds to great effect as we follow a little bird - a migrator free to travel anywhere - around the world (both real and imaginary) to places we may never visit. It is accepted by you that Daunt Books has no control over additional charges in relation to customs clearance. For instance, there is a young dark skinned girl sitting in an apartment building that is covered in graffiti, the illustration for "Some homes are wigwams" have Indigenous people with bows and arrows, followed by a palace and an underground lair in which Arab, possible Muslim, characters are smoking as they stack gold coins and there is a woman reclining on a pile of gold --as if she is a possession.I would have treasured this beautiful book with its imaginative survey of houses around the planet and even beyond it! I liked the whimsical story about the many different homes that exist--both real and fantastical--but it was the art that took my breath away. It was disappointing to see an apartment being depicted as in the city amongst pollution and graffiti, which read (to me) as less desirable than many of the other homes. We liked the way some homes were real and some like the Moonian's house and the home of the Norse god were fantasy. She has illustrated a number of books for kids including The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart, The Composer Is Dead by Lemony Snicket, and The Wildwood Chronicles by her husband, Colin Meloy.

I don't know what it was about it (something about the shape of the lines maybe) but I could honestly look at it all day; I want to frame it and put it on my wall. The focus of “Home” is more on the illustrations than actual prose but the message is clear: people and animals live in diverse dwellings but one is not better than the next. As a debut, I found Ellis' concept of what home means to different people a powerful and thought-provoking discussion. I had mixed feelings on this book, while the illustrations were beautifully done and are quite whimsical, I felt that the actual story did not have a good flow.I originally brought this book because of a recommendation by OwlCrate, I'm so glad I did as Home was absolute perfection. Carson has been awarded silver medals by the Society of Illustrators for her work on Wildwood Imperium and on Dillweed's Revenge by Florence Parry Heide. While I love the look and color palette of the gouache and ink artwork, the story just didn't satisfy me. We particularly liked the page that showed a Babouska's house as this was the name of our much loved guinea pig that I use as my goodreads picture.

When I was little, I was fascinated with the different types of houses people had all around the world.I imagine kids might want to know, to name but a few things: What is this Atlantis that looks so intriguing? Ellis begins “Home” by presenting a variety of homes and mentioning the types of creatures to inhabit them. The illustration style was wonderful, the only issue I have is that some of the scenes were not fully explained by the text, and might encourage children to believe broad, questionable stereotypes at an early age. This book looks at different types of homes and while I did appreciate that the reader is invited to guess/wonder at who might reside in a few of the homes, I felt limited by some of the other homes.