A step-by-step outline of the process of building a house is illustrated with rudimentary drawings painted in solid, deep, bright colors. (3-7 years)

A machine digs a big hole. A cement mixer pours cement. Carpenters put up walls. Bricklayers, electricians, plumbers, and painters do their part. Through brilliantly simple words and pictures we follow each step, and before our eyes a house is built.