The House of a Hundred Windows
A hundred windows. One green bird. A whole house to search.
Mira is new to the Periwinkle, the tallest, bluest, most crooked house on Linden Street. When her budgie Pistachio slips free and vanishes inside, she follows a trail of copied words from floor to floor, and with every door she knocks on, one more neighbor joins the search.
- Ages
- 4–8
- Pages
- 92
- Format
- 8.5 × 11 in paperback
- Kind
- Seek-and-find story
Noticing small things can be a superpower.
Moving home is one of the biggest changes in a child’s life: new rooms, new sounds, and a whole building full of strangers. Mira is quiet, and in the noise of moving day her voice comes out very small.
In this book the search is the story. Children follow Pistachio through crowded, detailed rooms and spot the clues before Mira does. Floor by floor, the strangers become neighbors, and Mira finds the courage to be heard.
A hundred windows. One green bird.
A free seek-and-find game is on the way: open the windows of the Periwinkle one by one and find Pistachio.
Something new every time you open it.
Pistachio on every spread
A flash of green tail, a yellow face between the leaves. Can your child find him before Mira does?
Hidden feathers
Pistachio leaves feathers behind wherever he goes. Some are easy. Some are very well hidden.
Clues in the words
Every copied word points to the next floor. Children love working it out ahead of the story.
Wordless side stories
Behind the windows, little stories play out with no words at all. Follow one from page to page.
Made for long looks and second reads.
Questions to talk about
- 01Which room in the Periwinkle would you most like to live in?
- 02Why was it so hard for Pistachio to hear Mira’s whistle?
- 03How did Mira feel about the house at the start, and at the end?
- 04Who are the neighbors you know? Who would you like to meet?
About The House of a Hundred Windows
What age is The House of a Hundred Windows for?+
Ages 4 to 8. Younger children enjoy it read aloud and searching the pictures; older children read it on their own and hunt for the hidden details.
What is The House of a Hundred Windows about?+
Mira has just moved into the Periwinkle, a tall blue house with a hundred windows, when her green budgie Pistachio escapes inside. She follows the words he copies from floor to floor, and each neighbor she meets joins the search. It is a story about moving home, making friends and finding the courage to use your voice.
What is a seek-and-find story?+
A picture book where searching the pictures is part of the plot. Children follow Pistachio through busy rooms, spot clues before the characters do, and find hidden feathers and wordless side stories on every spread.
Is it part of the Pip books?+
No. It is book 1 of a new series, Look Closer, for slightly older children. Pip’s Little Daily Life books are short read-alouds for ages 3 to 5.
How long is it?+
It is a 92-page, 8.5 × 11 inch glossy paperback. The story takes about 10 to 15 minutes to read aloud, and much longer if you stop to search every page.
When is The House of a Hundred Windows out?+
Very soon, as a paperback on Amazon. Write to info@gladneststudio.com and we will tell you the day it is out.
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