The Dirty Windows House
On a cheerful street called Maple Row stood a little blue house with a bright red door.
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Page count
5 pages
Age range
Ages 3–7
Read-aloud time
~4 min
Values taught
Before you criticize what you see, clean your own window — most of the mess is on the glass, not in the world.
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On cheerful Maple Row stands a little blue house with a bright red door, flower boxes, and two big round windows that face the street. House loves watching the world — but her windows haven't been washed in a very long time, and through the thick layer of dust and pollen, everything looks wrong: the neighbor's yard is 'a mess of green,' Mr. Finch's fence is crooked, the Ortiz twins are too loud, the Pemberton cat picks the wrong flower bed. Every day, House finds something new to criticize, and every day she grows grumpier. Then Mia's class announces Sparkling Homes Day, and Mia comes home with a bucket, soap, a sponge, and one simple question: 'What about your windows?' A warm, funny story about judging, grumpiness, and the view you're not seeing.
- Criticize — to point out what's wrong with someone or something
- Grumpy — in a bad mood about everything
- Cloudy — hard to see through
- Scrub — to rub hard to get something clean
- Squeak — a short, high little sound, like clean glass
- Neighbor — someone who lives near you
- Assume — to decide something is true without checking
- Sparkle — to shine bright and clean
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