Houses with a story :

Title :

Houses with a story : a dragon's den, a ghostly mansion, a library of lost books, and 30 more amazing places to explore / Yoshida Seiji ; translated by Jan Mitsuko Cash.

Title:

Houses with a story :

Varying Form of Title:

Dragon's den, a ghostly mansion, a library of lost books, and 30 more amazing places to explore

Author:

Yoshida, Seiji (Illustrator)

Format:

Books

Physical Description:

123 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

ISBN:

9781419761249

Production / Publication Information:

New York : Amulet Books, 2023.

Contents:

Foreword -- Mischievous bridge tower keeper -- Kaidan-Do bookstore -- World-weary astronomer's residence -- Meticulous clockmaker -- Reserved mechanic's cottage -- Methodical witch's house -- Grass-roofed house in the snowy country -- Forgotten orphan's castle -- Dreamer's tree house -- Examples of roofs -- Apple cider water mill -- Melancholy lighthouse keeper -- The post office of the dragon tamer -- Secluded information broker -- Diesel sisters -- The library of lost books -- The megalithic house -- A girl in the submerged city -- Clinic in the woods -- A word on toilets -- Cacao tree house -- A timid ogre's hideout -- A tower house near the border -- An outbuilding inhabited by a poltergeist -- A shepherd's hut -- An eccentric botanist's laboratory -- A wanted man's sod house -- The seven dwarves' house -- House with a dragon -- A lonely ghost's mansion -- A young inventor's windmill -- A ronin's tenement house -- The house of a woman fascinated by dolls -- A man in an abandoned subway station -- A miner's engine house -- Reserved mechanic's cottage: panel story -- Concepts and commentary -- Making of a miner's engine house.

Summary:

"A dreamer's tree house. A mechanic's cottage. A submerged city. Over thirty imaginative houses and the people who make them home offer unexpected worlds to wander through and explore. Who is the mischievous bridgetower keeper? What does the witch grow in her garden? How does the postal worker tame his delivery dragons? In each house, readers discover the contents of rooms and closets, what's at the top of the stairs and where shadowy hallways lead. Story text provides background and details about the lives of the residents and hints about their past and future. Lush illustrations, diagrams and detailed descriptions of each character, location and landscape open doors to whimsy, wonder, and endless possibilities"--

Bibliography note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Target audience note:

Ages 12 and Up.

Language:

English

Added Author:

Cash, Jan Mitsuko

Genre:

Illustrated works.

Personal Subject:

Yoshida, Seiji (Illustrator)-Themes, motives-Juvenile literature.

Yoshida, Seiji (Illustrator)-Themes, motives.

Subject Term:

Fantastic architecture -- Juvenile literature.

Domestic space -- Juvenile literature.

Imaginary places -- Juvenile literature.

JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy.

JUVENILE FICTION / Art.

Fantastic architecture.

Domestic space.

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Material Type	Library	Call Number	Item Barcode	Location
Book	Searching... Amesbury Public Library	J GRAPHIC HOUSES	32114002825165	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Andover - Memorial Hall Library Children's Room	J 720 YOS	31330009486691	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Burlington Public Library	J 720 YOS	32116004053829	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Chelmsford Public Library	XX(1574596.6)	1574596-6001	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Hamilton-Wenham Public Library	Y 720 YOS	30470002148970	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Ipswich Public Library	J720 YOSHIDA	32122003088410	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Lowell - Pollard Memorial Library	XX(1574596.1)	1574596-1001	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... North Reading - Flint Memorial Library	J 720 YOS	31550002598362	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Tewksbury Public Library	J 720 YOS	32132003458505	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Westford - J.V. Fletcher Library	YA 720 YOS	31990005187229	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

For fans of Studio Ghibli, artist Seiji Yoshida's fantastical, award-winning art book is a perfect gift that transports readers to imaginary houses, each with their own story to tell. A book to unlock imaginations of both children and adults.

A dreamer's tree house.

A mechanic's cottage.

A submerged city...

In Houses with a Story , more than 30 imagined houses and the people who make them home offer unexpected worlds to wander through and explore. Who is the mischievous bridge-tower keeper? What does the witch grow in her garden? How does the postal worker tame his delivery dragons?

In each house, readers discover the contents of rooms and closets, what's at the top of the stairs, and where shadowy hallways lead. Story text provides background and details about the lives of the residents and hints about their past and future.

Featuring lush, full-color illustrations including diagrams, elevations, and sectional drawings, along with detailed descriptions of each character and their pets, the homes' architecture, design, location, and landscapes open doors to whimsy, wonder, and endless possibilities.

Reviews (3)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 8 Up--In this fantastical art book about remarkably diverse houses and their residents, 30 amazing, surreal, and imagined homes are constructed through colorful, hand-drawn sketches accompanied by notes that bring the houses to life. The buildings are influenced by a mixture of Eastern and Western architecture styles, and readers tour each one, from both outside and within. From a Kaidan-Do bookstore to a methodical witch's house, a forgotten orphan's castle to a dreamer's tree house, an apple cider mill to a melancholy lighthouse, every home is accompanied by a written history, inhabitants, and lore. The sidebars show Yoshida's intensive research on building materials, roofs, and plumbing. The interior floor plans, furniture, room layouts, diagrams, and personal items illustrate details in the lives of residents. The epilogue, "Concepts and Commentary Line Drawings," reveals and documents Yoshida's own work studio, providing readers a glimpse into the process behind the artwork. VERDICT Readers with an interest in architecture, watercolor, illustration, worldbuilding, or Miyazaki's works will find inspiration in this richly visualized art book.--Anna Ching-Yu Wong

Publisher's Weekly Review

Yoshida (Everyday Scenes from a Parallel World) showcases 30 homes, some of which are inspired by his favorite tales, in this intricately crafted collection of annotated illustrations. Presented first in street-view, then as cross-sections, the structures include an astronomer's residence, the post office of a dragon tamer, and a ghost's mansion, among others. Both the dwellings and their accompanying lore boast a mixture of Japanese and Western influences, though not all the buildings are traditional houses; residents live in train cars, military tanks, and even cacao nuts. Interior renderings and floorplans portrayed using cozy, painterly strokes, and meticulously thin, detailed line point out essential décor and include a summary of the figures who live there. Some houses, such as the mechanic's cottage, are pedestrian, with whimsical details: a note reveals that the mechanic named his boat Max to honor Where the Wild Things Are. Others are rooted in fantasy, with nods to practicality: in the witch's house, its owner "has a penchant for square bottles that fit snugly in the medicine cabinet." In a foreword, the creator writes that his goal is "to recreate my childhood self's delight." Via the myriad abodes that populate this assemblage, that sense of wonder and mystery is transmitted in full. Abundant back matter, including concepts and commentary from Yoshida as well as a step-by-step breakdown of the creation process, concludes. Ages 12--up. (Nov.)

Kirkus Review

In this work translated from Japanese, 30 homes from worlds real and imagined are revealed in watercolor-style illustrations. From lighthouse to treehouse, tower to subway station, each home in this collection is charmingly rendered in digitally colored hand-drawn sketches that evoke "the warmth of a picture book." Accompanied by cutaways detailing the home's history, inhabitants, and plumbing, every page transports readers to the scene of a new story. Some homes, like "The Post Office of the Dragon Tamer," with its dragon stable, convenient payment window, and rarely used bathtub, exist outside of familiar space and time. Others, like the unprofitable "Kaidan-Do Bookstore," filled with shelves of used books and run by a lonely shopkeeper, could appear around the corner in your own neighborhood. The homes and the vignettes describing them are clever and tenderly expressed; many are Japanese or East Asian, but other cultures and locations are represented. Equally fascinating are the substantial sections detailing Yoshida's process and craft. A background graphic artist for games and manga, Yoshida also includes sidebars sharing his research on roofs and toilets, documenting his own work studio, and revealing the time periods and countries that inspired each house. Readers with an interest in illustration, architecture, or worldbuilding will find much to pore over in this visually engaging art book. Offers tantalizing glimpses into imagination-inspiring rooms full of untold stories. (select bibliography) (Illustrated fiction. 12-adult) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.