The House Baba Built
The House Baba Built
By Ed Young
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
Curriculum Subject: Social Studies: Biographies, Social Studies: Europe/Asia/Africa, Family Life: Daily Life and Play, Family Life: Parents/Siblings/Babies
Grades: P – 17
In Ed Young’s childhood home in Shanghai, all was not as it seemed: a rocking chair became a horse; a roof became a roller rink; an empty swimming pool became a place for riding scooters and bikes. The house his father built transformed as needed into a place to play hide-and-seek, to eat bamboo shoots, and to be safe.
For outside the home’s walls, China was at war. Soon the house held not only Ed and his four siblings but also friends, relatives, and even strangers who became family. The war grew closer, and Ed watched as planes flew overhead and frends joined the Chinese air force. But through it all, Ed’s childhood remained full of joy and imagination.
This powerful, poignant, and exquisitely illustrated memoir is the story of one of our most beloved children’s illustrators and the house his baba built.
PRAISE
Praise for Wabi Sabi:
A New York Times Bestseller
A New York Times Notable Children’s Book
A New York Times Best Illustrated Book
“Ingeniously layered text…and gorgeous collage art.” – – The New York Times Book Review
* “A glorious piece of bookmaking.” – Booklist
* “Simply beautiful.” – Kirkus
“Young’s art is as striking and thought-provoking as ever, emplying large swaths of phographic images to create blocks of texture that seem to pop off the page.” – The Horn Book
Praise for Beyond the Great Mountains:
“A stunning and uniquely designed picture book.” – School Library Journal
“A world of stunning beauty.” – Publishers Weekly
Praise for The Emperor and the Kite:
“A familiar jewel polished to unaccustomed brilliance.” – Booklist