Each dwelling is a distinctive, unexpected shape. At Lucy\u2019s, there\u2019s a cat silhouetted in one of the round, eyelike windows. \u201cDoes [the house] have\u2026ears?\u201d Not only do the attic dormers look just like cat ears, but the lunette over the door evokes a nose and the mailbox has feline features. A cross section shows Peter and Lucy inside, playing with a cat, and there are nine more (count them!)\u2014as well as cat-shaped clocks, seats, beds, and more. Lucy and Peter go on to Georgina\u2019s cupcake-shaped house, full of baked goods. Sam\u2019s house looks like a chemistry set, and inside, Sam\u2019s inventor dad has installed a machine for making every kind of drink. If you had such a machine, an unseen narrator asks, what beverage would you make? The four friends find that Paul\u2019s house has wheels and can travel; his mum is repairing its engine. Twins Molly and Tom live in a treehouse, Olive in a fantastical cloud house. At the end of the day, they each return home; it\u2019s a bit of a letdown to find that Peter\u2019s house is pretty typical. As in Takeuchi\u2019s other books, the simple forms and clever details of what looks like cut-paper collage encourage discovery, while questions in the text stretch viewers\u2019 own imagination, inviting them to feel at home in the various houses on display. Peter is round-headed and pink-skinned; his friends vary in complexion. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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