The House That Had Enough

by P.E. King, John O'Brien (Illustrator)

Tired of being mistreated, Anne's furniture, clothes, and house decide to leave until she promises to take better care of them.

Genres: Picture Books, Fiction, Childrens

24 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Susan Zimmerman · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best Little Golden Books Ever! A Favorite of my daughters when they were little. A great lesson in taking care of one's things, plus such fun to read. Sadly Out of Print now!

[Punkin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute little book about taking care of your things. It's creepy if you think about it too much but my kindergartner liked it.

[J · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who that has once read this book can truly forget the whole scary concept that everything can come to an agreement and walk out on you. Just re-reading it makes me happy that so far it hasn't happened to me since I have lived like a sardine in rooms full of boxes with almost no room to go since I have been constantly moving around non-stop.

Anyway there is a good lesson behind this that we should take care of the things we have and be a lot friendly for not only does it help to keep our homes clean but it also allows our items to last longer. And in the end it makes sure we never have to wake-up being thrown on the ground as the bed hightails it out of the room.

A definite kid-pleaser this book will have children and parents enjoying the chance to read together.

[Courtney (BooksStringsandThings) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was home for the holidays and stumbled across this childhood favorite on our bookshelves so I had to read it. The illustrations were always my favorite part and still are. The narrative is a little passive-aggressive-guilt-trippy but hey, it was the 80’s, what do you expect?

[Melissa Brandt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the book I requested most when my grandmother read to us on her lap.

I ordered it as an adult, and when my husband opened it to the first page, I recited it from memory. He was stunned. :)

My kids also loved this book. It makes you want to clean and organize, and go to sleep smiling.

[Kailey (Luminous Libro) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adored this book when I was a little girl! So cute!

[Ecila Nelluc · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite childhood books. Clever, funny, and engaging.

[Salena · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book as a kid. I still have it!

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

one of my favourites as a kid… nice to revisit it 🥰

[Zack · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of those semi-obscure children's books you find when you're cleaning off old bookshelves. It is about a girl whose things all decide to come to life one day and leave because she is mistreating them. Why they did not simply alert her in advance if they were alive already is unknown, as is the fact that the girl apparently lives in the house with no visible adult supervision. For that matter, even as a kid I was unsure why the soap and toothpaste were mad at her, as they were not long for this world anyway. I suppose it's the metaphor that counts. Anyway, it's cute story, with a positive message about taking care of your things. And I like that the illustrations have some continuity with the items that run out, and that everything's depicted as smiling by the end. It's soothing. One bit has a hammer running away going, "you used me to hammer the sidewalk!" I admit this inspired me in a negative way as a kid.

[Jenna Arntz · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an okay book. This little girl'a house had enough. The little girl did not take care if her things or pick them up off the floor. So all the things in her house decided to leave. I think that children may enjoy this book just because of the fact that this it totally obscure and could never happen. However, the illustrations were not that great and there was really no lesson in the story.

[Amy Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book as a kid! The idea that all the items in your house had feelings and could just walk away was fascinating. I was really drawn to the illustrations, and I liked reading about all the bad things Anne did to her clothes, dishes, hammer, bike, etc. This would be a good book to use to teach kids about taking care of their things and being respectful of other peoples' things, too.

[Alice Gold · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good book to teach responsibility to children and how to take care of their things

[Shauntel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had this book when I was little and got to read it to my kids tonight for the first time. This book makes me smile.

[Kristy · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was my favorite book as a child... I can remember making my parents read this to me over and over again for my goodnight story.

[Summer]

i really liked it, it has been a favorite of mine since i could read even when i couldnt read i used to make up the words acording to the pictures... hahahaha but i really luv it

[Kimberly (Chapter_Adventure) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had this book when I was little and I loved it. I'm sad that my copy has disappeared.

[Tressa Sands · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite books! I read it over and over as a kid. Teaches responsibility and how to care for your things.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

One from my childhood...