The One Day House

2017 Charlesbridge

""One day," said Wilson, "I will paint your house orange and yellow like the sun."
Gigi smiled. "I will like that. But today, you are all the sunshine I need," she said.

"One day," said Wilson. "I will fix Gigi's windows so she can open them wide and feel the breeze."
"That's a find idea," said the ice-cream man. "Fresh air is good for the soul.""

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Julia Durango

Durango was the teen coordinator for her local library, wrote a weekly book review column for children and was a contributing founder for the Three Silly Chicks blog. She currently writes picture books and young adult novels.

Bianca Diaz

Diaz, a Mexican American artist and educator, uses her art to help others to understand themselves. Using collage, watercolor and mixed media, Diaz creates neighborhood scenes with numerous side-stories in the pictures just for children to discover.

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Book Synopsis

Throughout the summer, fall, winter and spring, Wilson dreams of  - and plans - all the ways to fix Gigi's house.  Finally, one day arrives - neighbors and friends take care of Gigi's home at Wilson's direction.

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Picture book, 32 pages. Wilson and Gigi are friends and neighbors. Wilson shares with Gigi all the ways he dreams of fixing her home for her.

Learning Options

Family Read Aloud Time
This is both an excellent read-aloud as well as a phenomenal look-aloud. The story, as well as the illustrations, give a powerful voice to the child in the story.

Classroom Resource
This is an exceptional addition to support your STEM classroom library - Wilson dreams big of helping his friend and the pictures illustrate his problem-solving process!

Learning at Home
Learning about engineering, with it's focus on problem-solving practices, supports analytical thinking. The American Society of Civil Engineers' Educator's Guide to accompany the IMAX film Dream Big is excellent and adaptable for use at home.

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