Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Henry at Home, written by Megan Maynor, reviewed by Judy Hauser

Summary: Henry and Liza are brother and sister and did everything together. They got flu shots together, went to the same parties, knew the same people, played using their imaginations together and spent time at their favorite place - the Twisty Tree. But one day Liza started school so the brother and sister could not spend all of their time together. Henry found this difficult at first and called his sister mean and stomped on her crayons. But then Henry found that he could still build a huge fort, rescue imaginary animals, blast asteroids and still play at the Twisty Tree without his sister. This is a great story of siblings. Young children will see themselves in how siblings interact and how events can change things but sometimes for the better. Henry and Liza have a close sibling relationship but they stay close even when one feels hurt and left out. This book is such a good representation of young siblings that it should be popular. The illustrations by Alea Marley are perfect and convey the sibling relationship perfectly. Highly recommended. 

Straight Talk for Librarians: A great book for conversations on siblings.

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