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You don't need to know that Carson Ellis is the hip Portland illustrator for the Wildwood series and the band the Decembrists to appreciate her delightful solo picture book debut. Beginning with the most everyday of examples, a home in the country and one in the city, her tour quickly whirls away to more fanciful locales, while always remaining grounded in the shared elements of domesticity. After all, even such bizarre creatures as a Norse god, a Slovakian duchess, a bee, and an artist need somewhere to live. (4 to 8)