Creaky Old House - Linda Ashman

A Topsy-Turvey Tale of a Real Fixer-Upper
Illustrated by Michael Chesworth
Sterling, 2009
32 pgs.
Rating: 4.5
Endpapers: Photos of the family members (9 + dog)

Linda Ashman's (Stella Unleashed, M is for Mischief) rhyme and rhythm within great storytelling continue to entertain me. This one is funny and clever...as usual.

"Our house is kind of old and creaky.
Porch is sloping, roof is leaky.
Windows drafty, shutters peeling.
There's a crack across the ceiling.
Paint's a little chipped and faded.
Might say it's dilapidated.
Still, each one of us --- all nine ---
thinks the house is fine, just fine."

Until a screw falls out of the front door dorrknob. And then a series of domino events take place that make the semingly tiny project escalate greatly. Fun, fun, fun.

Again - great storytelling, great rhyme and rhythm.