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Mr. Pine's purple house

by Leonard P. Kessler, Leonard Kessler

IndividualityHouse paintingJuvenile fictionFictionDwellingsSocial Situations - Self-Esteem & Self-RelianceClassicsChildren's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction

Mr. Pine lived on Vine Street in a little white house. "A white house is fine," said Mr. Pine, "but there are FIFTY white houses all in a line on Vine Street. How can I tell which house is mine?" Mr. Pine had a big problem. But he solved that problem in his own special way. Mr. Pine's Purple House, first published in 1965, has been a favorite children's book for generations and fifty years later the intrepid Mr. Pine is still entertaining girls and boys. Come meet Mr. Pine, his dog and his cat, and read of his hilarious antics with brushes and ladders, and lots of purple paint!

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Book data: Open Library