Books like If You Lived Here: Houses of the World
By Giles Laroche
For the kid who asks why houses look the way they do, this book turns that curiosity into a trip around the globe, one home at a time. Curious, informative, and quietly wondrous — like flipping through a very good atlas.
A girl and her cat find a portal to another world and meet another version of themselves — a wordless invitation to imagine what's on the other side.
A family travels from the country into the city for the day, taking in the sights along the way — then the book flips upside down and becomes an entirely new journey home.
A curious child finds a key to a door that's been shut for ages, and stepping through it turns a gray, drab world into something vivid, strange, and alive with possibility.
An imaginative boy dreams up the ultimate house, sketching in a racetrack, a flying playroom, and a gigantic slide as his ideas grow wilder with every rhyme.
A brother and sister head out into a rainstorm to explore their neighborhood, splash through puddles, spot hidden animals, and squelch footprints in the mud — no words needed.
A time-traveling guide skydives into Sequoia National Park, leading young explorers through groves of giant trees to uncover the park's history, wildlife, and a hidden danger threatening its ancient giants.
A sweeping picture book tour of humanity itself, celebrating the wildly different faces, homes, foods, festivals, and beliefs of people across the entire world.
Two boys and their dog set off on a mission to find something spectacular, digging straight down through the earth — and along the way narrowly miss treasure after treasure without ever knowing it.
A white shape drifts across page after page of blue sky, looking like a rabbit, a bird, an ice-cream cone, and more — until a final reveal answers what it really is.
A grumbly, hardworking Father Christmas finally gets his well-earned break, jetting off to France, Scotland, and Las Vegas in search of the perfect holiday.
