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Longing for an escape from her extended Filipino family, Lou plans to build a tiny house on land she inherited from her father, but difficulties quickly arise.

When Amelia Bedelia babysits for the Hardy family, she becomes involved in some unexpected remodeling of their house.

A builder sketches a project, then gets to work with his friend digging, lifting, and sawing.

Feeling unappreciated by his family, a young boy who likes to build things runs away to a meadow where he constructs a house for himself and houses for other children to suit their hobbies.

"An exploration of building forts throughout all four seasons"--

Cumulative text reveals who was really responsible for the house that Jack claims to have built, and all of the trucks involved, from the bulldozer used to clear the land to the van that brought a hammock for the back yard.

After being sadly brought home from the animal shelter Elvis learns to appreciate his new family, especially ten-year-old Georgina Pemberton who builds skyscraper buildings in her bedroom, and Elvis realizes that both humans and animals can build a world of their own choosing, even if the choices are not what they had initially expected.

"Betty can build just about anything. But she's lonely and longs for a friend--so she builds one! She welds on springs and attaches wheels while her little brother Toby zips around hoping to catch her attention. When Betty's creation goes haywire, Toby surprises his sister in a big way!"--back cover

Seventeen-year-old Harper Evans hopes to escape the effects of her father's divorce on her family and friendships by volunteering her summer to build a house in a small Tennessee town devastated by a tornado.

Illustrations and simple text show the parallels between a pair of sandhill cranes building a nest and a construction crane being used to build a cabin for a family.