Review: Domino's Tree House by Dawn Patitucci and illustrated by Francisco Fonseca

Join one boy's quest to build the ultimate tree house in this imaginative picture book about the good things we might be missing in our never-ending pursuit of "better."

Domino’s backyard isn't enough for him, so he builds a tree house. When the tree house isn't quite enough, he builds a tree cottage, then a tree mansion, and on and on, pursuing something "more"—something that he can't put his finger on and can't quite reach. In a series of escalating feats of tree-house engineering, Domino builds and builds, until he finds himself alone on the moon, still not satisfied.

Gorgeous illustrations of a gravity-defying tree house will capture little ones' imaginations, while the satisfying conclusion will remind young readers that wanting more might cause us to miss the sweetness of what we already possess.

Review

Domino's Tree House is a beautifully illustrated book with with a some great takeaway messages. The grass isn't always greener on the other side. This book can be a great conversation started about appreciating the simple things and finding the value in them. Kids today get wrapped up in with the mentality that something bigger and grander is better then something simpler and smaller. As I appreciate out of boredom Dominic decides to set a goal to create something bigger because he wasn't happy with what he had, I appreciate the lesson he learned for himself when he gets to the moon. He sees to the highest he can go there is nothing which humbled him to appreciate what he has.

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