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Welcome to the Wonder House

Rebecca Kai Dotlich & Georgia Heard

Illustrator: Deborah Freedman

Ages: 9+

Published: 2023

Publisher: Wordsong/Astra BFYR/Astra Publishing House

ISBN: 978-1-63592-762-7

Keywords: appreciation, sensory awareness, exploration, observation

Twenty-nine poems, housed on dreamy muted-palette backgrounds and assigned to 12 rooms based on their musings, encourage curiosity and questions.