Treehouse Town

by Gideon Sterer (Author) Charlie Mylie (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2^nd − 3^rd Grade

Explore every branch, nook, and cranny of a treetop utopia built by children and their animal friends in this immersive and intricately detailed picture book by a New York Times bestselling author.

Hidden high above the ground, we welcome you to Treehouse Town! Wander through the Birch Bazaar, hitch a ride on the Tulip Train, explore the library in the hemlocks, or play birdball high in the sky. There's something for everyone in Treehouse Town, a world built by children that's as endless as their imaginations.

With playful verse by Gideon Sterer and intricately detailed illustrations by Charlie Mylie that offer something new to spot with every read, Treehouse Town celebrates teamwork, inclusion, and limitless possibility.

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An entertaining, immersive read.

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It will engross children who enjoy taking their time as they explore fascinating new lands.

Publishers Weekly

In an enchanting tale about the titular city, Sterer envisions a sylvan world "of peace and dreams and cheer" among the treetops. Loose rhymes provide an alliterative map of Treehouse Town and its inhabitants--a jolly mix of companionable animals and children of varied abilities and skin tones, "Every creature's equal here, / free from worry, free from fear," and Mylie's detailed, page-filling drawings embed numerous mini-dramas into absorbing scenes. With a school, library, arial "birdball" court, and much more, the verdant village feels fully imagined. After taking a "Tulip Train" down "Lizard Lane," the characters slide through sycamores to an arboreal kitchen where they prepare a banquet. Even as stormy emotions threaten to disrupt the idyll, the merry villagers find their way back to a paradisiacal equilibrium. It all adds up to an inspired utopia that's well suited to dendrophiles. Ages 4-8. (Feb.)

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"The book's greatest strength is its vibrant, detailed illustrations that feature racially diverse children alongside a host of woodland creatures. The imaginative contraptions the children use, from trapdoors to telescopes, are particularly impressive; making marvelous use of color and light, Mylie has created a stunningly specific world.... An entertaining, immersive read."—Kirkus Reviews

Gideon Sterer

Gideon Sterer is the author of many books for children, including the New York Times best-selling The Christmas Owl, cowritten by Ellen Kalish and illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki. He grew up in the woods of upstate New York, where his parents owned a small zoo. After hours he would often run around and let the animals out of their cages. Who knows what sort of midnight mischief they got into? Gideon Sterer lives in Brooklyn.

Mariachiara Di Giorgio is an illustrator, storyboard artist, and concept designer. She created her first picture book, the wordless Professional Crocodile, with writer Giovanna Zoboli. Her work has been exhibited at the Bologna Children's Book Fair and with the New York Society of Illustrators. Mariachiara Di Giorgio lives in Rome, Italy.

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Fiction

ISBN-13

9780316592628

Lexile Measure

Guided Reading Level

Publisher

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Publication date

February 13, 2024

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Library of Congress categories

Animals
Picture books
Stories in rhyme
Tree houses

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