Published by Harry N. Abrams
Summary: A girl gives a tour of the seven-story building, explaining what the door of each apartment looks like and what that says about the people who live there. The first door has lots of locks on it; it’s home to a family of thieves with a love of ancient Egyptian artifacts. The muddy footprints around the second door indicate that an old man and his pet tiger reside within. Whether these inhabitants are real or imagined is never clear, but each is portrayed in great detail on a two-page spread. The final apartment, #7, is the girl’s home, and seems to be pretty run-of-the-mill until the last page reveals a surprising secret about her and her family. 40 pages; ages 4-8.
Pros: Kids will want plenty of time to pore over the fantastic illustrations of each apartment. It would be fun to tie in some sort of art project where kids could design a door and then show the room that’s hidden behind it.
Cons: I didn’t quite get the last page–is the girl a superhero like her parents, or are they planning on making her one some day?
