Very old children's book

[badhorsey]

This is a real long shot, but....

When I was a kid - 35-38 years ago - my gran used to keep my brother and I quiet with a book for kids. It was fairly old even then I think, and was a sort of compendium or annual.

Two stories are very clear in my mind:

One was space-oriented and involved a green dog in a suit and space helmet who walked on all fours with an small backpack (and no, I'm not thinking of Snowy from Tintin).

The other one involved a living, talking house with windows for eyes and a door for a mouth.

If this rings any bells with anyone I'd love to hear about it!

BH

[Francis Asis]

Could it have been "Richard Scarry's greatest story book ever"?
It was my favourite and the time frame is right. It was big and had a brown cover.