Oma's huis

by Alice Melvin, Suus van de Kar (Translator)

Na schooltijd ga ik vaak naar het huis van oma
waar alles altijd anders is,
maar toch ook hetzelfde blijft.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Family, Nonfiction

26 pages, Hardcover

First published September 8, 2015

Reviews

[Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Such a cool concept for the cut-outs. Really enjoyed exploring Grandma's house together with my kids. At the first read did think: "oh no, please don't say she's dead". But it all turned out ok!

[Trish · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cozy book about going to your grandma's house.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

Evokes the familiarity and nostalgia of visiting a close relative. The objects and memories of those long ago visits.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genuinely beautiful illustrations with amazing and clever cut outs and pull outs. Reminds me vividly of exploring my own grandmother's house.

[Riana (RianaInTheStacks) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked that this book took such detail with the decorations and knick knacks of each room of Grandma’s house. It really gives you the feeling of when you were younger and visited someone’s house like a relative or family friend often and there are these simple things that become special to you because of this connection. For instance, dolls in a cabinet or a china cow to pour milk from. It has a very nostalgic feel. The way it’s made also leaves a little hole open in the doorway at the end of each spread so you can see a little into the next spread (room) before flipping the page. I thought that was a really neat touch!

[Portable · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautifully illustrated book with cutouts to enhance the pictures, telling of a little girl visiting her Grandma's house. She makes her way through the different rooms, and every page has so much detail, it's a real feast for the eyes! But where is Grandma? A stunning book to talk about, and great for thinking about homes, and structures.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

The illustrations in this book were wonderfully detailed and fun to look at. The text was a bit meh. It was neither a rhyming book nor a strictly prose book. The text felt like it was added as a afterthought to justify the lovely illustrations.

[Yadhira Linares]

This book was a nice warm book. this book is about a little girl who just goes to her grandmas house to pay a vist, as shes visting shes walking around the house giving a tour and showing her faviorite places. I really enjoyed the cut outs that books have, very creative.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grandma lives in my dream house!

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely love the illustrations; so detailed and wonderful. The story is adorable, too.

[Mrs Tupac · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nostalgic read the creativity of the pop up pictures were cute

[Ilenuca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the illustrations, the cut.outs, the details.

[Agnes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations and a delight for toddlers to point out all the recognisable things.

[Andrea Renfrow · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful book. My daughter and I each independently thought Grandma was going to be dead and were relieved to find her alive and well in the garden.

[Abbigail · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great vocabulary, interesting details to point out to children, and my future dream home on the page.

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fantastic illustrations! It took so long to get to the grandma though that it started to get a little foreboding. I thought for sure she was dead.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

We loved the cutouts and beautiful illustrations, along with the sweet story and whimsy of the home.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting folds/design.

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cut-outs and unfoldings... Not Flaps! I would not recommend this for libraries, unfortunately. A sweet book but imo not worth the gimmick, and not that different from others on the theme.

[Christine Turner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Often, after school, a little girl goes to her grandmother's house, where everything is always the same but, then again, different. One day, she puts her coat on the hook in the hall, pours a glass of milk for herself in the kitchen, and tries to reach the cookie jar on the highest shelf in the pantry. But where is Grandma?

Children will love exploring the rooms in Grandma's House , peering through its cutout pages from one room to the next and journeying high up into the foldout attic in search of Grandma. Highly detailed and intricately illustrated in Alice Melvin's trademark style, Grandma's House is another winner from one of today's shining stars of illustration.

Notes
Alice Melvin is a highly acclaimed artist and designer based in Edinburgh whose previous books include Counting Birds and The High Street . Alice was a winner of the Booktrust Best New Illustrators Award.


Subject: Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction.
Dwellings -- Juvenile fiction.

[Hilda · Rating 3 out of 5]

So very cute! My third graders loved the pictures crammed with so many little details and the "open" doors from one room to the other. All the doors where open and you could see through to the next page. My kids loved opening the page to the attic. It was a very fun read for them. I just wish there were more words. The ending has no words at all. Just a beautiful picture. Maybe that was the point. Maybe it wasn't. Either way it was so cool to see all the stuff in Grandma's House.

[Amanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

The ending was frustrating; it just dropped off. Loved all the minute details crammed into every illustration. Found myself thinking things like, "Wow! This grandma's house is HUGE." and "She's really just going to keep on wandering around, doing whatever she wants, and no adult is going to check in on her? What's up with that?" and "WHEN is she going to find her grandma? This is taking for-ev-er."

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

September 2016 - Ben loves this one - is it the details, or the flaps and cutouts? His favorite is the attic that unfolds. I'm a fan of stories like this that take you through a house The Secret Staircase is maybe the ultimate) so I'm happy to read it again and again, although the pictures shine more than the text.

[Mehsi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alice Melvin heeft het weer gedaan, ze heeft weer een leuk boek geschreven/gemaakt waarbij je een hele lange tijd zoet bent. Overal dingen waar je doorheen kan kijken. Flappen om open te doen. En een mysterie, want waar is Oma toch? Hartstikke leuk en echt een aanrader!

[Lisa D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! Brought back memories of spending the night at my grandmas house which I loved !

[Michael Earp · Rating 5 out of 5]

This books is wonderful. Exploring it is just like exploring Grandma's house. The cutouts and flaps are so effective!

[Allison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grandma is mad stylish.

[The Wee · Rating 5 out of 5]

A truly delightful read with doors to peek through and plenty of little things to look at in each room.

[Michael Fitzgerald · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well done and interesting.

[Elisabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Grandma has my dream house. This book is my new happy place.