We Were Tired of Living in a House
Illustrated by Burn, Doris
"We were tired of living in a house. So we packed a bag with sweaters and socks and scarves and mittens and woolen caps. And we moved to a tree...." So begins this whimsical tale of four small children, a dog and a cat who decided they were tired of living in a house. They try a tree, a pond, a cave and the seashore, but in each place something unusual happens to make them move on to the next place-and finally home. Each appealing moment and every small detail are captured by Doris Burn's original drawings from 1969.
- Publication Date
- 1969
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- Reading level
- Early Elementary
- Content warning
- None
Book tags
- Genre
- Fiction
- Format
- Picture Book
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