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The Home Builders
Written by Varsha Bajaj
Illustrated by Simona Mulazanni
New York: Nancy Paulsen Books, 2019. Picture Book.

Various woodland creatures make their homes and prepare for their young. Welcome to a serene woodland where lots of expectant animal parents are in their "nesting" phase--that is, busy preparing safe, cozy homes for their growing families. As they dig, tunnel, gnaw, and gather, they create dens, burrows, lodges, and, of course, nests. Soon the woods are full of new little ones peeping, crawling, romping, and snuggling--and with artwork so gorgeous that it feels like an invitation into the scenery it's depicting, readers will be eager to join them in their beautiful home. --Publisher

I Love My Home
By Sebastien Braun
Great Britain: Boxer Books, 2021. Picture Book. 

In his fourth book in the successful I Love My . . . series, author-illustrator Sebastien Braun explores the concept of home and what it means to individual animals. --Publisher

Home in the Woods
By Eliza Wheeler
New York: Nancy Paulsen Books, 2019. Picture Book.

During the Great Depression six-year-old Marvel, her seven siblings, and their mother find a tar-paper shack in the woods and, over the course of a year, turn it into a home. Based on the author's grandmother's childhood; includes historical notes. --Publisher

Home
By Ellis Carson
Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2015. Picture Book. 

A whimsical tribute to the myriad possibilities of home depicts homes in different real-world environments as well as fantastical settings. --Publisher

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