The DIY House that Jack Built is a children's book by John Yeoman, with art by Quentin Blake, published in 1994. It is available at the Internet Archive.
This book uses the traditional "Jack," ending with "This is the farmer sowing his corn." What makes the book distinctive is the commentary that appears on the facing pages. It starts with the malt: Jack didn't order any malt! But here comes the malt, and the rat is already rejoicing, as you can see:
This is a very cute idea for a "Jack" book which allows your imagination to run wild without having to worry about the formula itself. Here the dog volunteers to help Jack with the building, and the "clumsy" cat has got it in for the rat!
And that shaven-and-shorn priest...? He cut himself shaving. So cute!
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