This is the House That Jack Built
Author and Illustrator Simms Taback
Publisher G.P. Putman’s Sons
Copyright 2004
25 Pages
Nursery Rhyme/ Children’s Poetry
This book stood out to me because of the book’s cover. The cover has many dark colors with bright text that just stands out from the book. Looking at the book, I decided to read it because it looked as if it would be amusing and fun to read. This is the House That Jack Built starts with a piece of cheese and manifests into a tongue twister story about what is in the house that Jack built. The words are meant to be read fast and with inflection so that the reader enjoys reading the book aloud.
The illustrations in this book have deep, dark hues. Black is also a predominant color throughout this book. Throughout this book there is absolutely no negative space. The illustrations are cartoon like and include real aspects such as the labels on the cow’s body that name each part. The pages are colored and then the text is a different color that contrasts with the page and stands out beautifully. The text placement is very informal and all over the pages. The composition of the illustrations reflects the fun nature of this book because there really is not one focal point on each page. The illustrator seems to want the reader to take in every part of the illustration and have fun reading the poem.
This book would be appropriate for younger students because of the fun nature of the book. Students would also enjoy seeing the cartoon-like illustrations. Teachers could use this book for teaching older children, such as students in the third and fourth grades, how to read with inflection and also the different types of poems. Teachers could also use this book in the classroom to introduce poetry and the many forms of poetry to young students that are possibly in kindergarten. This book was so very amusing and fun to read and though it has not won any awards to is a great book to share with any classroom.
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