WHETHER SIMPLE OR ARCHITECTURALLY fanciful, a playhouse can be a magical place for your child. David and Jeanie Stiles use their own experiences to guide the amateur carpenter through the steps necessary to build an imaginative playhouse -- for the backyard, basement or playroom.

Designed to be put together with easy-to-obtain materials and common handyman tools, with clear step-by-step diagrams, these playhouses can be constructed by anyone who has basic carpentry skills (or a willingness to learn) and a weekend or two of spare time.

Projects include: A cardboard-box playhouse, play cube, gingerbread playhouse, fiberglass whale playhouse, barn bed playhouse, three-legged fort, traditional playhouse, spook playhouse, U.F.O. playhouse, fun house, tree house, log playhouse, garden trellis playhouse, lean-to playhouse and a complete selection of accessories such as a bouncing buoy, cargo net, swings, slide, trolley ride, swan rocking chair and playhouse furniture.

In addition to line drawings, the book contains helpful building tips based on interviews with their owners.

Signed copies available directly from authors.