The aim of this thesis was to examine poetical characteristics of Croatian contemporary picture books with particular overview on the motive of the house using existing and available literature. Often, a picture book is child's first book and it teaches him about the world and helps him overcome some of his daily struggles. Most of the picture books, both traditional and contemporary, are about animals, fairy tales and children's world. However, there are certain differences in a way the children's world is shown in traditional and contemporary picture books. while in traditional picture books we are presented with families that include two biological parents and two children living peacefully with emphasised gender roles, in contemporary picture books we are introduced to different structures and types of families with everyday struggles and tasks shared equally between both parents, no matter the gender. Adults and children are both connected to home with strong emotional bonds so we automatically identify home with family and can say that each part of the house has its own symbolical meaning. Through analysis of twenty contemporary picture books, we showed that home is presented as safe and steady environment filled with love, mutual respect and support.