This title offers the heartwarming story about keeping boredom at bay on a rainy day. It's raining outside and Davey and Alison are bored. "I know," says Davey brightly, "let's play Soft House." With a little help from their cat, they soon discover that a pile of cushions and an armload of blankets can be transformed into the perfect place to let their imaginations soar. It is an affectionate story combined with richly detailed illustrations to create a comforting, homely tale. It is a universally appealing picture book, ideal for reading on a rainy day!

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2006 by Walker Books Ltd .

Jane Yolen is the author of more than 250 books for children and young adults, including Owl Moon, illustrated by John Schoenherr and the bestselling How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? and its sequels, illustrated by Mark Teague. With her husband, Jane lives half the year in Massachusetts, USA, and half the year in Scotland. Wendy Anderson Halperin has illustrated many popular picture books, including Hunting the White Cow, by Tres Seymour, and Sophie and Rose, by Kathryn Lasky. She live in Michigan, USA. Jane Yolen has written almost three hundred books, many of them awardwinners. She lives in St. Andrews, Scotland, and Hatfield, Massachusetts.