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Henry in Love
Henry is a bit of a dreamer and not much of a talker.Then there's Chloe, who says what she thinks and knows how to turn a spectacular cartwheel.
This is the story of how one blueberry muffin makes all the difference.
Book Details
- Publisher: Clarion Books
- Publish Date: Dec 22nd, 2009
- Pages: 48
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 10.29in - 11.00in - 0.45in - 1.26lb
- EAN: 9780061142888
- Recommended age: 04-08
- Categories: • Animals - Cats• Love & Romance• Social Themes - Friendship
About the Author
Peter McCarty has written and illustrated several acclaimed books for children, including Chloe, which received four starred reviews, and Henry in Love, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. He is also the author and illustrator of Hondo & Fabian, a Caldecott Honor Book and New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, and its sequel, Fabian Escapes; T Is for Terrible; Little Bunny on the Move; and Moon Plane, a Charlotte Zolotow Award winner. Peter lives with his wife and their two children in Clinton Corners, New York, where they get lots of snow.
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What people are saying
Praise for this book
This gentle, pitch-perfect romance will have readers' hearts thumping with the thrill of first love. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
All is fair in love and kindergarten....The exquisite cream-colored pages bring richness to the presentation that makes readers want to turn each page. This beautiful book should appeal to the little ones who have a special someone in their lives but dare not say a word about it -- School Library Journal (starred review)
McCarty nails several aspects of grade-school life (Henry demonstrates his "best forward roll" to impress Chloe) and loads his compact sentences with meaning and longing. This gentle, pitch-perfect romance will have readers' hearts thumping with the thrill of first love. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A perfect Valentine's Day read and a fine picture book about love and friendship the rest of the year. Henry in Love not only illuminates the freshness of a burgeoning friendship in the elementary school set, McCarty's light-handedness evidences an even deeper love for the ordinary world. -- Boston Globe
With precise figures placed in vignettes on a gorgeous creamy stock, McCarty tells a sweetly simple, utterly sincere schoolyard love story. -- Kirkus Reviews