House on Dirty-Third Street
House on Dirty-Third Street by Jo S. Kittinger
Illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez
Genre: Children’s Picture Book
Pages: 32 Hardcover 10 3/8 x 9 3/8
Date Published: March 2012
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
A mother and daughter turn a hopeless old house into a loving family home with faith, hard work, and the support of their community.
When a girl and her mother are forced to start over, they find themselves feeling isolated and defeated. Longing for their former neighborhood and friends, and overwhelmed by the repairs their new house needs, they finally realize they can’t do everything alone – the only way to make things better is to ask for help. They both learn that when you reach out to the community, people answer with kindness. As the house gets rebuilt, so does their sense of belonging.
The House On Dirty-Third Street will touch the heart of anyone who has faced starting over in difficult circumstances.
Read in December, 2011
This is such a great book, especially for today’s time. There is so much economical stress going on and kids might not really understand. One things I’ve always loved is that you can point them back to things like the stories of Kit’s life (an American Girl story + doll). But we need more than that. This picture book story is current (not 1900s depression era) and really explains without explaining what is going on and how things are hard but okay. Things will be okay. Things might change, you might move, but life can continue anywhere and it is what you make it.
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this book to anyone and everyone. This is my first experience with Peachtree Publishers and definitely not my last.
*Thanks to Peachtree Publishers for loaning me an electronic copy through NetGalley.*
Jo S. Kittinger is a graduate of the University of Montevallo and the author of a number of children’s books.
You can visit Jo S. Kittinger’s website here.
Thomas Gonzalez was born in Havana, Cuba, and moved to the United States as a child. An artist and painter, he directed campaigns for clients such as Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, NASCAR, the NFL, and McDonald’s. 14 Cows for America is the first book he illustrated. Gonzalez lives in Georgia.
You can visit Thomas Gonzalez’s website here.
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2 Comments
Jo S. Kittinger
What a nice surprise to see my new book THE HOUSE ON DIRTY-THIRD STREET featured on your blog.
I appreciate the opportunity to let others know about the book and hope that it might offer hope to families going through difficult circumstances.
CherryBlossomMJ
Jo THANK YOU for stopping by! I really think your book is great and cannot wait to get a real copy. 🙂