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High on the roof of an apartment building is a garden where neighbors come to laugh, to dance, and to share - stories of helping others, breakfasts of challah and herring, and, once a summer, a Roof Party! Surrounded by loving adults, a girl with cabbage curls feels she lives on top of the world - in paradise. But something is about to change. Mama's belly is growing bigger - and bigger! Can the girl share her mama and papa, and her wonderful rooftop world, with a new baby?

Based on the author's own New York City childhood, this warm and spirited story - with bold art in the style of public murals - is a joyous and heartfelt celebration of community. The House of Joyful Living is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

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Widener's characteristically stylized paintings adopt a variety of perspectives, including child's-eye level, to convey the multilayered harmony. -- Publishers Weekly <p> Drawing on her own childhood memories, Schotter tells a joyful story of a Jewish girl in a small, diverse immigrant community in New York City. -- Booklist <br> <p> Kids will respond to the peace and harmony of this community. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books <br> Aided by Widener's bold, expressive acrylics, Schotter paints a nostalgic picture of the warmth and joy of a close-knit, urban community and one little girl's realization of the blessings a new baby will bring. --School Library Journal Warm and comforting. -- Kirkus Reviews

<p> Widener's characteristically stylized paintings adopt a variety of perspectives, including child's-eye level, to convey the multilayered harmony. -- Publishers Weekly <p> Drawing on her own childhood memories, Schotter tells a joyful story of a Jewish girl in a small, diverse immigrant community in New York City. -- Booklist<br><br> <p> Kids will respond to the peace and harmony of this community. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books<br><br> Aided by Widener's bold, expressive acrylics, Schotter paints a nostalgic picture of the warmth and joy of a close-knit, urban community and one little girl's realization of the blessings a new baby will bring. --School Library Journal Warm and comforting. -- Kirkus Reviews

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