The House Takes a Vacation by Jacqueline Davies illustrated by Lee White

When its owners leave for vacation, the house decides to take one too.  The sunporch wins the argument about where to vacation.  So off to the sea the house ambles and soon finds itself in quite an adventure.
LOTS of word puns and word play in this book plus figurative language.
Strategy: word play/figurative language
-Borrowed from the library.