
Whose House Is This?
Understanding, Respecting, and Treasuring Our Planet
by Marcia Huang
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Pub Date 9 Mar 2025 | Archive Date 30 May 2025
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Description
Whose House Is This? – A Thoughtful Children's Book About Our Earth 🌍🏡
Imagine stepping into a cozy home—soft carpets, fresh air, food in the fridge, and a roof to keep you safe. Someone designed it, built it, and cares for it. But what about the Earth? 🌱
In Whose House Is This?, young readers will embark on a delightful journey with Leo, a curious boy who discovers that our planet is just like a well-designed home! 🌿 The grass is our carpet, the trees filter our air, and the rivers act like plumbing, bringing water where it’s needed. Every part of nature works in harmony, just like a house built with care.
With beautiful Pixar-style illustrations and an engaging, rhyming story, this book encourages children to appreciate, respect, and protect the only home we have—Earth. Whether you call it the work of a Creator or Mother Nature, one thing is clear: this planet is special, and we should treasure it!
📖 Perfect for ages 5-13 – Great for bedtime, classrooms, and early learning!
🌎 Teaches environmental awareness in a fun and relatable way.
🎨 Stunning AI-assisted illustrations bring the magic of nature to life.
💡 Encourages mindfulness and gratitude for the world around us.
🌟 Let’s teach children to love and care for the only home we all share—Earth! 🌟
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Featured Reviews

Whose House Is This? does a brilliant job of helping kids connect the dots between their homes and the planet we all live on. Through Leo’s eyes, we see how nature mirrors the comforts and functions of our own houses, making the message of environmental care really click. I loved how this book made my niece start looking at the grass and trees in a whole new way—it sparked conversation, questions, and even a mini cleanup project in our yard. Beautifully written, beautifully illustrated, and beautifully needed.

This book straight-up made me wanna hug a tree—and I’m not even kidding! 🌳
Whose House Is This? is like Dr. Seuss and David Attenborough had a baby and gave it rhymes, rainbows, and responsibility. I had the BEST time reading this with my little cousin—Leo is curious, the artwork is WOW, and the message? Chef’s kiss! It sneaks in big eco-ideas without feeling preachy. If your kid’s ever asked “Why should I care about nature?”—just hand them this book. Then go plant something. 🍃📚✨

This book is like a giant hug from Mother Nature herself—fun, fresh, and fabulous at helping kiddos see the Earth not just as a planet, but as the coziest, coolest house we all live in! 🏡🌿

A Beautiful Celebration of Homes—Big and Small
Whose House Is This? by Marcia Huang is a heartwarming and imaginative exploration of what it means to have a home, no matter how big, small, wild or cozy. As you read it, It help you see Earth itself as one giant house—where the carpets are made of soft green grass, the sky is our ceiling and the wind acts like a fan gently spinning above us.
Through playful tone and vivid illustrations, Huang introduces young readers to a this enlarged home—so different, yet serving the same purpose: safety, comfort and belonging. Just like humans arrange pillows on a couch or hang curtains in windows, birds build nests with twigs and beavers craft sturdy lodges in rivers.
This book gently reminds us that every creature, no matter how small, has a special place in the world. It encourages empathy and wonder and invites children to think about the beauty of nature and the many ways life makes itself at home.
A perfect bedtime story or classroom companion, it inspires readers to look at the world with fresh eyes—and maybe even feel a little more at home themselves on this shared planet and be more responsible.
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