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Welcome to the Wonder House

Poems by Rebecca Kai Dotlich & Georgia Heard. Illustrations by Deborah Freedman

We are all born with a sense of wonder.” In this poetry collection, even simple objects such as a window, door or tree house inspire verse. Readers walk through the Wonder House, where each room is filled with poetry. At the beginning of the book, examine the contents and drawings matching each room such as the Room of Mystery, or Science or Quiet. Poems in question format ask about fossils and oceans. You might even dig for “wriggling worms.” What will you discover in the “whooshing air?” Each poem celebrates the wonder of nature. Dotlich and Heard capture young readers’ imagination and curiosity through their writing. Freedman’s illustrations are dreamlike and stunning, giving everyone a glimpse into the Wonder House.

This article appears in BendNest Summer 2024.

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Nest Bookshelf: Welcome to the Wonder House

by Reviewed by Paige Bentley-Flannery, Community Librarian, Bend Nest
May 1, 2024

<h1>Nest Bookshelf: Welcome to the Wonder House</h1> <p class="byline">by Reviewed by Paige Bentley-Flannery, Community Librarian, Bend Nest <br />May 1, 2024</p> <br /> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignleft alignleft"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/nestbookshelf2-1-fdc6a152197e393a.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/nestbookshelf2-1-fdc6a152197e393a.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-56202" /></a></figure> <p> <b>Welcome to the Wonder House</b> </p> <p> <i>Poems by Rebecca Kai Dotlich &amp; Georgia Heard. Illustrations by Deborah Freedman</i> </p> <p> <span class="fdnDropCap">W</span>e are all born with a sense of wonder." In this poetry collection, even simple objects such as a window, door or tree house inspire verse. Readers walk through the Wonder House, where each room is filled with poetry. At the beginning of the book, examine the contents and drawings matching each room such as the Room of Mystery, or Science or Quiet. Poems in question format ask about fossils and oceans. You might even dig for "wriggling worms." What will you discover in the "whooshing air?" Each poem celebrates the wonder of nature. Dotlich and Heard capture young readers' imagination and curiosity through their writing. Freedman's illustrations are dreamlike and stunning, giving everyone a glimpse into the Wonder House.</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/bend-nest-content/bookshelf/nest-bookshelf-welcome-to-the-wonder-house-21080763/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;Bend Nest&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=56201&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/bend-nest-content/bookshelf/nest-bookshelf-welcome-to-the-wonder-house-21080763/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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