Dulce Rodrigues

Once Upon a Time . . . a House: a Tale for Children and All Those Young at Heart Dulce Rodrigues

ONCE UPON A TIME... A HOUSE received "Honorable Mention" at the 2013 Hollywood Book Festival. It is the English version of the children's bestselling book "Il Était une Fois une Maison", which was awarded a literary prize in France. Somewhere in the middle of nowhere, lonely and forgotten by everybody, a House has one day the joy of seeing different guests come, one by one with the seasons, to build a new life: Mrs. Spider, Mr. and Mrs. Mouse, Mrs. Duck and her ducklings, the big gray and white Cat, the Ewe, even the Ants and the Bees... all of this little community shares the same place and lives peacefully together. Until one day this agreeable quietude is disturbed by the arrival of Man and his faithful friend, the Dog! What lesson must Man learn in order to become less selfish and more respectful of nature? A bitter lesson!