Thank you to Netgalley and Chronicle Books for the eARC of The Apartment House on Poppy Hill by Nina LaCour, Sònia Albert (Illustrator). 

This work of middle grade fiction was absolutely delightful in every way. It gave me the same warm and cozy feelings as when I read the Penny books by Kevin Henkes and The Vanderbeekers by Karian Yan Glaser. Age-wise, I would say this falls between those two as it is told from the perspective of nine year old Ella. 

This is a lovely slice of life at 1106 Wildflower Place, an apartment house in San Francisco. Through Ella, readers learn and interact with families in the different units. Each family is unique in its own way and the book reads almost as interconnected short stories. And let’s not forget to mention the lovely illustrations that bring the story to life. I hope for future stories featuring Ella.