Farmhouse

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By Sophie Blackall

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$18.99

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$23.99 CAD

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Hardcover

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Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like real glass on this lavish book’s cover, and explore the dollhouse-like world of a beloved farmhouse where twelve children were born and raised.

Over a hill, at the end of a road, by a glittering stream that twists and turns stands a farmhouse.

Step inside the dollhouse-like interior of Farmhouse and relish in the daily life of the family that lives there, rendered in impeccable, thrilling detail. Based on a real family and an actual farmhouse where Sophie salvaged facts and artifacts for the making of this spectacular work, page after page bursts with luminous detail and joy. Join the award-winning, best-selling Sophie Blackall as she takes readers on an enchanting visit to a farmhouse across time, to a place that echoes with stories.

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  • Praise for Farmhouse:
    A 2022 KIRKUS BEST CHILDREN’S BOOK
    A 2022 SLJ BEST BOOK
    A HORN BOOK FANFARE
    A 2022 PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK
    A 2022 BOOKPAGE BEST BOOK
    A 2022 WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK
    A 2022 NYTIMES BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOK
    AN NPR BEST BOOK OF 2022
    A 2022 BOOKLIST EDITORS’ CHOICE
    GOOD HOUSEKEEPING BEST KIDS’ BOOKS OF 2022
    2023 ALSC NOTABLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
    2023 CCBC CHILDREN’S CHOICES LIST
    2023 BANK ST COLLEGE BEST BOOKS
  • *"A lovely, tender reimagination of people in a long-past time and place."
    Kirkus, starred review
  • *"A love letter to the joys of country living and family life as well as the importance of treasuring the past and all its stories."
    School Library Journal, starred review
  • *"The tale’s strong sense of place undergirds Blackall’s witness to the way environments change over time and stories survive long after material objects disappear, in a thoughtful, expertly executed work that looks simultaneously forward and back."
    Publishers Weekly, starred review
  • *"Blackall’s illustrations are everything here, incorporating wallpaper, fabrics, and other items scavenged from the house melded together with ink, watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil to create vibrantly layered compositions with a tactile quality."
    Horn Book, starred review
  • * "Genuinely captivating...A meditation on the creative process...Multifaceted and arresting...Irresistible."
    Booklist, starred review
  • a tender, layered masterpiece that itself deserves to be passed along for generations.”
    New York Times
  • *"A sophisticated, openhearted ode to what truly makes a house a home...Vividly realized...."
    BookPage, starred review

On Sale
Sep 13, 2022
Page Count
48 pages
ISBN-13
9780316528948

Sophie Blackall

About the Author

Sophie Blackall is the bestselling and two-time Caldecott medal-winning artist behind Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous BearHello, Lighthouse and Farmhouse. She is also the proprietor of Milkwood, a creative retreat for children’s book makers. She lives between Brooklyn and a farm in upstate New York. 

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