Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 304 Caldecott, Randolph 1846 1886 Caldecott, R. (Randolph) The House That Jack Built One of R. Caldecott's Picture Books Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Cheshire/Selected_picture/10 Produced by Suzanne Shell, Linda Cantoni and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The House That Jack Built" by Randolph Caldecott is a children's picture book published during the late 19th century. This charming work is characterized by its engaging illustrations and rhythmic text, designed to entertain and capture the imagination of young readers. The likely topic of the book revolves around a cumulative nursery rhyme that tells the story of Jack and the various characters intertwined in the events surrounding the house he built. The book follows a cumulative storytelling format, beginning with the simple declaration of "This is the House that Jack built." Each subsequent page introduces a new character or element that connects to the prior one, creating a delightful chain of events. For instance, the narrative progresses through key figures like the rat that ate the malt, the cat that killed the rat, and the dog that worried the cat, culminating in a lively depiction of a farmer who sowed the corn that fed the cock, tying together all the characters involved. The interplay of illustrations and text makes the story engaging for children, encouraging both reading and interaction with the vibrant images. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Children's poetry, English Nursery rhymes Picture books for children PZ Text Children's Picture Books Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 43224 2025-07-05T13:17:14.827009 text/html 14138 2024-10-28T19:12:20 text/html 1183299 2025-07-05T13:17:19.783994 application/epub+zip 1182063 2025-07-05T13:17:17.475981 application/epub+zip 71999 2025-07-05T13:17:16.402014 application/epub+zip 1270841 2025-07-05T13:17:21.406965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1260481 2025-07-05T13:17:19.118986 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144662 2022-09-06T18:51:09.247603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 25560 2023-10-06T04:09:36.548907 text/plain 5721 2024-10-28T19:12:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16262 2025-07-05T13:17:21.531966 application/rdf+xml 12752 2025-07-05T13:17:16.885020 image/jpeg 3378 2025-07-05T13:17:16.643007 image/jpeg 1143211 2025-07-05T13:17:14.906009 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia