Merra, Locky, Roozle, Finn, and little Jory love their ramble shamble house, and they all pitch in to make the work easier. After seeing a picture of a "proper" house in a book, though, they start wondering if their own home is good enough, and so they get to work "propering up" the garden, the chickens, and even the mud puddles. Then Jory goes missing, and the friends realize what's most important of all. Combining ink and gelli monoprints, the creator of the Caldecott Honor Book Nana in the City crafts radiant images of multicultural kids in a rustic land.