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If I Built a House — Content Guide for Parents

By Chris Van DusenPenguin2019-08-13ISBN 978198481484540 pages
If I Built a House

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Religious themes

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Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

The much-anticipated follow-up to the E. B. White Award-winning picture book If I Built a Car

In If I Built a Car, imaginative Jack dreamed up a whimsical fantasy ride that could do just about anything. Now he's back and ready to build the house of his dreams, complete with a racetrack, flying room, and gigantic slide. Jack's limitless creativity and infectious enthusiasm will inspire budding young inventors to imagine their own fantastical designs.

Chris Van Dusen's vibrant illustrations marry retro appeal with futuristic style as he, once again, gives readers a delightfully rhyming text that absolutely begs to be read aloud.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is If I Built a House appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    No violence is present in the book. The search results include references to violent movies, which are not relevant to the content of 'If I Built a House'. No scary content in the book. The search results reference scary movies, which are not applicable to the gentle, imaginative nature of 'If I Built a House'.

  • Does If I Built a House have violence?

    No violence is present in the book. The search results include references to violent movies, which are not relevant to the content of 'If I Built a House'.

  • Does If I Built a House have scary content?

    No scary content in the book. The search results reference scary movies, which are not applicable to the gentle, imaginative nature of 'If I Built a House'.

  • Does If I Built a House have religious themes?

    No religious content in the book itself. The search results reference a Christian bookstore, but this does not indicate any religious themes in the book's narrative.

  • Does If I Built a House have racial/cultural content?

    No explicit racial themes in the book. The search results mention a diverse populace in a different book, but 'If I Built a House' does not focus on race as a central theme.

  • Does If I Built a House have profanity?

    No profanity is present in the book. The search results discuss profanity in unrelated movies, which do not reflect the content of 'If I Built a House'.

  • Does If I Built a House have climate change?

    No climate themes are present in the book. The search results reference a Reddit discussion about the series but do not indicate any environmental themes in 'If I Built a House'.

  • Does If I Built a House have sexual identity?

    No sexual content in the book. The search results reference movies with explicit sexual themes, which do not pertain to the children's book in question.

  • Does If I Built a House have gender roles?

    The book does not actively discuss or critique gender roles. It features a boy's imaginative construction of a house without addressing gender expectations. The search results do not indicate any thematic content regarding gender roles.

  • Does If I Built a House have lgbtq+ themes?

    No LGBTQ+ themes or characters are mentioned in the book. The search results focus on other books and media featuring LGBTQ+ content, not on 'If I Built a House'.

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