Fun book about Henry's simple adventures!
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When I was in second grade, our teacher read us Henry Huggins aloud and we loved it so much that we begged her to read it again. That was many, many years ago but I can still hear her reading the book and remember our class asking her to please keep reading! I read this book to my kids and they love Henry's adventures, starting with how he gets his dog Ribsy and tries to bring him home on the bus! Despite having to overcome some crazy obstacles, everything always works out well for Henry. What a delight that is!
The stories are simple fun. Since the book was written 50+ years ago, my kids are intrigued by how much freedom Henry, as a 3rd grader, has (going to town by himself, taking the bus, etc). It was a different era and while reading to my kids we often stop to discuss how some things have changed over time. The same goes for Henry's spending money - for e.g. he spends a nickel for an ice cream, and my kids wanted to know how much that would be "in today's money".
There's not many illustrations, but they're good, and this is one chapter book that my kids don't even miss not having many illustrations. Beverly Cleary's writing is simple, descriptive, and clear that it's easy to picture everything vividly without illustrations.
This is a fun, happy book!! Kids too young to read a chapter book will enjoy hearing the stories read aloud, and chapter book readers will also enjoy Henry Huggins as well. The stories appeal to all ages. Enjoy!
BNN
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Henry Huggins, Written by Beverly Cleary, is a book about a dog and a boy.
Henry finds a dog and he wants to keep it. So he brought it home. He washed it and called it Ribsy. He was so skinny you could see his ribs. That's why Henry called him Ribsy.
What I liked about liked about this book is that Henry and Ribsy were best friends. Also that this story is about a dog and a boy. Each chapter is different and different things happen.
The author's message is that a person and an animal can be best friends. I recommend this book if you love animals. It was my favorite book.
