Elmer Blunt's Open House

This is a great book. Creates good disussion and the pictures are outstanding. One of our favorite books.

Elmer Blunt's Open House is a simple story of a man who oversleeps and rushes off to work without closing his door properly. Novak's ('While the Shepherd Slept') prose is spare and deadpan, and his cartoon-style illustrations teem with expression and mischief. "Some animals saw the open door," he writes, "and went into the house." Accompanying pictures show a gathering managerie, sniffing cautiously, creeping tentatively and growing bolder by the minute. On succeeding pages, "They explored the kitchen, the living room...." while the illustrations depict joyful abandon and fun-filled havoc. Until they foil a burglar and get locked into the house. Children will sympathize while they laugh and "read" this book for themselves again and again.

My Two year old Daughter loves this book. She is an animal lover and there are many animals in this book. She has us read it to her 5 or 6 times a day. The story is funny and the illustrations are great.