This House is Made of Mud by Ken Buchanan, illustrated by Libba Tracy, 1991, 1994.

The edition of this book that I have is the bilingual edition with English and Spanish.  Originally, the book was written in just English. I like to use kids’ books for Spanish practice, which is why I like this one.  It’s a Reading Rainbow Book.

The story is written in a poetical form (non-rhyming), describing an adobe house, which is why it’s made of “mud.”  It’s a traditional way of building houses in the American Southwest, where I’m from.

As the book describes the house, it compares it to the land around it and the world in general.  Like the Earth, the house is round, which is how some Native Americans build their houses.

Aside from the people who live there, animals also share the house, from the family pets to bugs and mice who live in the walls and under the floor.

Their yard is the desert, surrounded by mountains and full of cactus.

The people who live there have many friends who come to visit, and it is a house full of love.

The book is currently available through Internet Archive.