The Sleeping Porch By Karen Ackerman

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When Jonathan and his family move into their new house everyone is thrilled It s huge with a screened in sleeping porch built onto the side of the house When a thunderstorm comes all the lights go out and the roof leaks everywhere so Mom moves everyone to the sleeping porch There they find the nicest place to spend a summer night Full color illustrations The Sleeping PorchA simple story about a white family of seven moving to a new house and enjoying the sleeping porch after a night of a leaking roof Hardcover I liked this book The story is a simple one about a big family moving into a new house I have to say I ve been reading a lot of children s books lately and noticed that it seems to be acceptable for picture books to be completely lacking in any sort of plot or story That was not the case for this one. Book The Sleeping porch pdf Plot summary Family of 7 lives in a cramped apartment Parents purchase a new house House is much bigger but needs a lot of work They move in A summer thunderstorm hits and reveals hundreds of leaks in the roof leaving the entire house soaked The family gathers up bedding and sleeps in the sleeping porch a term I d never heard of before reading this book It seems to be a screened in porch on the side of the house The roof gets repaired the family uses the sleeping porch for lots of other things throughout the year The end It s very sweet and the pictures I think they were done in pastels give the book a calm cozy atmosphere. Book The Sleeping porchetta Recommended for slightly older readers because of the large paragraphs on every page Hardcover A family of 7 moves from an apartment and purchases their first house Now they have lots of space However a leaky roof sends them all to the sleeping porch for refuge After that they use the sleeping porch for a variety of seasonal activities Soft gentle drawings Hardcover A large family moves from their small apartment to a new house The roof is leaky and they end up having to spend the night on the Sleeping Porch The porch becomes the foundation for almost every family tradition I DO like this book and it makes me want a sleeping porch of my own Morrow Junior Books New York Hardcover