Wake Up House is a an informational story about different household items and what they are used for. Different things like mirrors, closets, vaccums, clocks, etc.

I really liked this book. It shows short poems throughout the book of things you would find around the house which tell the story about the house. It would be a great introduction to poetry. I believe I would incorporate it in a beginning poetry emphasizing that poetry could be made from anything. There are really nice pictures in this book and the poems are catchy. ( )

SUMMARY: This book has multiple short poems that personify house items and rooms found in a house. Some of the items were a bedroom window, the bathroom, the refrigerator, the stairs, a tub, a screen door and more. An example from the text is,
"Lamp
Sits thinking, thinking
in the gloom.
Gets an idea
and lights up the room!"

REVIEW: The illustrations were interesting. They looked like pictures taken of clay creations. The poems were very short and to the point, which would be good for a younger class. The personification makes the book much more intriguing to read, rather than facts about household items and what they do. This is a book many young children could relate to. For example, "Night-light
Gladly glows
because he knows
he makes things safe
for eyes to close."

Probably made for a younger crowd, this book contains abstract, colorful illustrations of images that could be found around/in a house. Filled with short poems.

Summary:
This book gives a number of poetic descriptions about rooms and household items. An edge of human like appeal is given to all of the illustrations and poems on every page. The most entertaining feature about this book is how every feature in a house is presented in a fun, comical, poetic, and easy to understand way for children.
Personal Reaction:
I read this book to my kids and they couldn’t get enough of it. My daughter really liked pointing out the human like features that each picture possessed. Her favorite thing to say was, “they can really do that momma!” Afterwards, she would look for reassurance that the many items in fact did not possess the many human characteristics mentioned in the book.
Extension Ideas:
1. I can use this book to get to know my students. I can have them tell me about their favorite room(s) in their own houses.
2. In the classroom, my students could list any one of the poems from this book and try to recreate it with a new and different twist on the room or item.