Book 1 Project

 

An idea to market Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is to recreate the house where the children and Miss Peregrine lived.  This would be a great way to attract the current fans of the book, and even people who haven’t read it.  What fan wouldn’t want to visit the intriguing house that the story is based on?  The house would be a replica of the one described in the story, including even the wackiest artifacts and objects that are described.  People will love this!

            The idea of recreating the home comes from the actual house that is described in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, which is such a large part of the story.  The house represents just how peculiar the children are.  The house is described as being beautiful, yet with all of those peculiar children, the house has to be a little different.  On page 139, the beauty of the house is described, saying, “I gazed at it in wonder—not because it was awful but because it was beautiful.” (Riggs 139).  The replica home will portray this beauty, but it will  also be sure to include the strange aspect of the house that makes it special.

The replica home of the house in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children would also contain the peculiar children.  The kids are a large part of the story and they make the house unique.  The kids would be depicted as statues or wax figures that would display their peculiar trait.  Some of these traits are really neat and fans will love to see them depicted in real life.  For example, one of the kids, Olive, has the trait of hovering in the air.  On page 141, her trait is described, saying, “When she reached the boys she raised her and they looped a rope around her waist.  She slipped carefully out of her shoes and then bobbed up in the air like a balloon.  It was astonishing.” (Riggs 141).  That would be something neat to add to the attraction, and people will love seeing the different traits of the peculiar kids.  In addition to the peculiar children, the main character, Jacob, and Miss Peregrine would be in there as well.  Fans would love to see the main characters come to life!

 Another object that would be featured in the house is the calendar, which is a huge part of the plot. The peculiar children live in what’s called a loop, meaning every day, the time resets to a specific day.  This particular loop resets to September 3, 1940.  The calendar in the home shows this day and its importance.  At one point in the story, the calendar is not marked to September 3, and everything gets out of whack.  The importance of the calendar is stated on page 130.  It says, “It could all be explained by the calendar on the wall.  September 3, 1940.” (Riggs 130).  In general, the home would just feature other objects that are unique to the story like the lake with the boat that belonged to Emma, an important character, or the sitting room where Jacob meets Miss Peregrine.  Also, fans can be sure to expect the old photographs featured in the story hanging up around the house on display.

This idea will work because it’s bringing to life what readers have to imagine.  It's also one of a kind.  This is a new, fresh idea, so it will be sure to attract people who haven’t even read Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. You don’t have to read the book to come here—people who haven’t read Harry Potter go to Harry Potter World.  The same thing applies here.  Actual copies of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will be on sale, so those who haven’t read it can enjoy this enthralling story.  The people that are already fans of this story will no longer have to imagine what the home looks like or what the kids look like—they can see it come to life and enjoy their time.  For the current fans of the book to stay connected with the author, Ransom Riggs, updates of what is happening in all things Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will be provided at the house for all to see.  Fans will be able to stay up to date on a possible sequel and even a possible movie from information provided by Ransom Riggs.  This home will have it all.  Whether you are a fan of the story, or a newcomer, you will be sure to love this replica of the famous home that creates the basis of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.

The Vision

The home is going to resemble the structure and layout of this one, but there will be some differences, of course.

The lake near the house will look something like this.

This is Olive, the girl that can float.  A wax figure or statue will be created to look like the girl in the picture. In addition, because this picture appears in the actual novel, it will be one of the photos that is displayed.