The Mountain Who Wanted to Live in a House - Softcover

Shadbolt, Maurice; Haggo, Renee

9781760360030: The Mountain Who Wanted to Live in a House

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1760360031 ISBN 13: 9781760360030

Publisher: Starfish Bay Children's Books, 2019

In this unexpected picture book, a mountain comes to life and decides he wants to live in a house. But when he moves into the town, he scares everyone away. A young boy helps the mountain and saves his town by thinking of a creative way to solve the problem. The story stimulates children’s imagination and aids in their cognitive development, helping them to understand the difference between reality and imagination.

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About the Author:

Maurice Shadbolt (1932-2004) is one of New Zealand’s best known fiction writers and the author of twelve novels, four collections of stories, and a number of works of nonfiction. His work has been widely published in the UK, USA, and Germany, and he has won many literary awards throughout his prestigious career. Shadbolt was awarded a CBE in 1989 for services to literature, and several of his titles are now considered New Zealand classics. The Mountain Who Wanted to Live in a House is his only known children’s book and is published here for the first time. Renee Haggo is a graduate of AUT University in Auckland, New Zealand, where she majored in Graphic Design. She primarily illustrates with pen and ink, watercolors, and acrylics. She has a keen eye for realism and is an avid sketcher and life drawer.

Review:

“The Mountain Who Wanter to Live in a House is a little bit sad, perhaps, but it’s a great wee story with a nice rhythm and beautiful illustrations by Renee Haggo. It would make a great, snuggly bedtime story.” —Maurice Shadbolt, The Southland Times

"This is the story of a mountain who decided that, after watching people in town in their warm homes with families who loved them, he wanted to live in a house as well." —Beth H. Green, School Library Connection

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