Copyright: 2009, Sterling Publishing.
ISBN: 978-1-4027-4461-7
Price: $14.95
Format ebook, paperback, hardback, CD: hardcover
Genre/age group/type of publication: rhyming picture book, ages 4-8
Brief synopsis:
For want of a screw, the doorknob was lost; for want of a knob, the door was lost…and, from there, comic chaos builds in a series of hilarious steps! Linda Ashman (Stella Unleashed) serves up a heaping helping of humorous fun as one big, happy family bands together to handle a series of household calamities—and save their beloved home. Narrated in catchy, beguiling verse, and featuring panoramic art that captures fun-filled action all around the house, this is the perfect story for every child who feels there’s no place like home.
Creaky Old House Review
Remodeling an old house and uncovering one problem that leads to another is artfully depicted by Linda Ashman's rhyming prose and Michael Chesworth's illustrations. The humorous tale is outrageously imaginative. A doorknob that needs replacing grows into plans to renovate the entire house. Anyone with experience sprucing up an old house will relate to the snowballing effect of one project turning into dozens. Children will be delighted by the detailed descriptions couched in rhyme and love that it takes a child's simple wisdom to fix the doorknob and avoid the complicated renovations.
Marketing a Creaky Old House
This is the perfect time of year to promote this book. Every spring homeowners flood the home improvement stores. So, take advantage of it and schedule your next book signing at the hardware or home improvement store.
March is National Poetry Month - run a contest at your website for the best story poem. Make sure to announce it at school visits and post flyers at libraries and other places that kids congregate.
Second week in April is Building Safety Week - Post a plan for the people that live in "The Creaky Old House" in case of fire or other emergency. Send the detailed directions on post cards to teachers to use for a lesson in their classrooms.
July is National Doghouse Repair Day - Host your book signing at a hardware, home improvement store or pet store with a tip sheet on creating a Creaky Old Dog House.
