About This Book
Wake Up House! is a collection of thirty-four poems that beautifully personify the objects found within a home, guiding young readers through a day from sunrise to bedtime. Author Dee Lillegard invites children aged 4-11 to imagine the secret lives of their surroundings, from a cheerful bedroom window to a comforting nightlight. This book is perfect for fostering creativity, building vocabulary, and providing a gentle, cozy reading experience. It encourages children to look at their everyday world with fresh eyes and a sense of wonder.
Thirty-four poems which personify household objects from the bedroom window that greets the sun's morning rays to the nightlight that watches over sleeping dreamers.
Discussion Prompts
1
If your bed could talk, what do you think it would say when you wake up?
2
What other objects in our house do you think have secret feelings or thoughts?
3
Which poem was your favorite and why?
4
How does the house feel at the beginning of the day compared to the end?
5
Can you imagine a conversation between the kitchen sink and the refrigerator?
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