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H Is for Home

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I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley!

The cover of this book really is adorable.
Informative but still fun.
This book was fantastic. Seriously.
My kids and I loved it.

I'd definitely purchase a copy and check out other books by the author.

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H is for Home features students favorite characters from Sesame Street. While geared towards young students, the book provides lots of information through simple text and various images to portray houses all around the world. This exposes children to differences in the world around them and can spark a conversation on comparing and contrasting their home and the homes pictured in the world. The book also provides students a lesson on families and love and shows diversity of families around the world. The end includes a map of the world and where the houses were from which allows children to see the range of houses in the book. The ending provides a helpful message about family homelessness further showing the diversity of families around the world. This is an excellent book for young children to learn about the communities in the world around them. Students can use these books in play as well as they can try to recreate the houses in the book with different tools such as blocks.

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Sesame Street can do no wrong in my eyes! I love how inclusive they are of different kinds of homes and families.

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Sesame Street characters, bright pictures, and simple text makes this book on homes perfect for young readers. This book provides a great introduction to different styles of homes around the world. This will help young children (4-6) start to understand the big world beyond them and the different homes and places people inhabit.

Thank you Lerner Publishing Group and NetGalley for providing this ARC.

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This book does a great job of showcasing different types of homes around the world. The map at the end points out where each type of home could be found. I loved that the emphasis of the book was that home is where you are loved, regardless of what that home looks like. Beautiful photography of the homes and the familiar Sesame Street characters make this book accessible for younger children.

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Cute story. All the sesame street books are big winners at our house and this book was no different. The same fun characters you are used to seeing make an appearance in this books.

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Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review! This was a good colorful book with good examples of different types of homes. I would recommend this book! Thank you again, NetGalley!

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H is for Home is a great nonfiction book for young readers. It provides many different examples of homes found all over the world that many children wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to. I love that it has a mix of real pictures and Sesame Street characters explaining things, and the text isn’t too busy for children. There is also a a glossary and a map in the back of the book that shows where the home in the book are located in the world. I also appreciated the paragraph in the back of the book on homelessness, it was short and to the point, and also made it understandable to small children in a way that wasn’t scary.
Overall, I really liked this book. I read this with my two year old daughter and she loved it. We would definitely purchase this book to have at home in our personal library!

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I always like Sesame Street but this series of books seems odd to me. I don't know many children who like Sesame Street and would still have the patience to learn about these homes. Maybe a GT toddler?

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I received an electronic ARC from Lerner Publishing Group through NetGalley.
I admit I'm a huge fan of the Sesame Street guides and books, and this one is no different. Kenney uses the characters to share information about a wide variety of homes including homeless shelters. Information is provided about each style of home and families being together is emphasized around in different settings. The photographs capture the homes and land around them. The map included at the end shows where each style can be found. Further information on each home is included in short blurb format at the end of the book.
Preschoolers will enjoy the story and begin to learn about different styles of life with an emphasis on love and families.

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I grew up with Sesame Street. My daughter learned so much from Sesame Street. My son is currently learning with Elmo and friends. We have seen Sesame Street Live almost every year. We own a lot of Sesame Street books, including ones from the 1980's when I was young! My kids both jumped at the chance to review books with their friends from Sesame Street.

Before I could read to them, they wanted to set the mood. Almost all Sesame friends were pulled out (except for Abby and Zoey, as my daughter absolutely refused to let them participate out of fear her brother would kidnap them) and posed.

2-Year Old Son Review

This story went a little bit over his head. He liked seeing the pictures of his friends, and shouted their name out each time he saw them, but that was it. He was a little too young for this one.

5-Year Old Daughter Review

This book was perfect for her. Having only grown up in a house, she had no idea there were other types of houses out in the world. This fit in nicely with the theme that she has been learning in school - we are all different, but we are all the same (funny enough - there's another Sesame Street book that her teacher read about this very topic). She listened intently to each housing option, and loved seeing Granny Bird at the end of the story. She is beginning to understand that not everyone lives like her, and this was the perfect complement to that.

Mom Review

I thought this book was perfect for kids age 5 and up to demonstrate that even though houses may be different shapes, sizes, and serve a different purpose, they are the same in the sense that a family lives there. At the end is a map to show where the different types of houses can be found in the world. The only concern I had was addressed at the end - there is a page that does discuss homelessness on a high level, and places that may be able to help a family that is homeless. I think this is a great book to help show kids that they may be different, but can be the same!

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In this title, Sesame Street friends including Bib Bird, Cookie Monster, Elmo, Bert, Ernie and Grover look at where we live. Readers will find Big Bird in his nest while people are shown living in all kinds of houses, big and small. The authors also acknowledge that some people are homeless and live in a shelter. The book concludes with the acknowledgement is that a home is a place where you are loved.

This book can help to make a child’s world a bit bigger. The Sesame Street characters will keep little ones engaged as they explore the many domiciles.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title. All opinions are my own.

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H is for home is a Sesame Street guide to homes around the world.

The characters of Sesame Street take readers around the world to learn more about how kids live across the globe. There are so many different types of buildings that people call home, but one thing is always constant. Home is where you should be happy, safe and loved.

This book is a great addition for all Sesame Street loving littles!

I recieved a digital copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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H is for home showcases a variety of types of homes. It is really fascinating to see where people live around the world. Teaching children 'home is where the love is' is such a sweet sentiment.

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With the typical Sesame Street flair this book is sweet and educational. Teaching children about different types of homes around the world and what makes a house a home. Great for littles that love the Sesame Street gang!

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