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Duvoisin, Roger

The House of Four Seasons

48 pp. | NYRB | April, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-68137-098-9 $16.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-68137-099-6
New ed. (1956, Lothrop)
(3) K-3 A family buys a dilapidated old house and can't agree what color to paint it. A lesson in color mixing ensues before they decide to paint the house white, since "white is made of all colors." The story reflects 1950s gender roles (e.g., Father does all the explaining), but the art is lovely, especially the series of spreads imagining the house through the seasons.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano

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