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Kevin Henkes
Green Willow Books
Kevin Henkes
Hardcover
8 1/2 x 10 inches
22
0-688-11449-0
1993
5 - 8
2
$15.99
$10.50
Recognitions:
An ALA Notable Book
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
Why You Will Enjoy this Book
Owen, by Kevin Henkes is a delightful Caldecott honor book. Owen, his mouse family
and Mrs. Tweezer's expressions are humorous and easy to respond to. Any child will
enjoy hearing of how Owen's blanket becomes 'accepted.'
This animal picture book offers a 'prop' for discussing behavior change with a child.
Publishers Weekly has said about Henkes' stories: Behind each book is a wide-open heart, one
readers can't help but respond to, that makes all of his books of
special value to children.
Experience Henkes' wide-open heart. Through his words and pictures Henkes allows
you to feel Owen's unhappiness and his parents' loving attempt to wean him from his blanket.
Synopsis
Owen's favorite companion is his fuzzy yellow blanket. His blanket goes wherever he goes. Mrs. Tweezers disapproves and as the start of school grows ever nearer, she makes many suggestions to Owen's mother of how he could be weaned from his yellow blanket. In the end Owen's mother uses her creativity to please everyone.
Description
This 22-page Caldecott Medal picture book is filled with colorful descriptive pictures of Owen, his yellow blanket, his family, and Mrs. Tweezers. The expressions of the mice characters are very "people-like." The words are minimum, but they are not necessarily easy-to-read words. The story is meant to be read by a reader to a child. Yet, because the words are few and are so familiar, a beginning reader, with some help, could master the text.
What others said about this book
Owen the mouse is a sturdy and vulnerable individual, and he is every child." ALA Booklist
