In each, the special friendship between this small boy and his enormous dog shines through in both the simple text and in the energetic watercolors in warm autumnal colors. In the first story, Henry and Mudge ex plore the woods while Rylant notes the similarities and differences between the boy and the dog (``Henry's ears turned red and Mudge's ears turned inside out''). A Halloween story addresses children's fears. The humor of this one comes from discovering that lumbering Mudge is the most frightened of all. The final story, set at Thanksgiving, shows Henry beginning to accept a previously disliked relative.
In their 17th adventure together Henry & Mudge go camping with Henry's parent. Out at Big Bear Lake they take A Good Smelly Hike & have some sweet Green Dreams. While Henry's mother organizes the trip because she's been a Camp Fire Girl & Henry's dad brings along his guitar & a willing back, Henry and Mudge imagine what they'll see on their camping trip. Ah, here comes summer - let's go camping together! Great early reader.
The Horn Book Lively, reassuring, comical -- just right for newly independent readers, with cartoon-style illustrations that gallop, skip, and splash right along with the text.
Cynthia Rylant is the author of more than 100 books for young people, including the beloved Henry and Mudge, Annie and Snowball, Brownie & Pearl, and Mr. Putter & Tabby series. Her novel Missing May received the Newbery Medal. She lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
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Henry and Mudge : The First Book
Reading level: Ages 5 and up
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Simon Spotlight (October 1, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0689810040
ISBN-13: 978-0689810046
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.4 inches
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Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night
Reading level: Ages 4 and up
Paperback
Publisher: Live Oak Media; Unabridged edition (January 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1591126444
ISBN-13: 978-1591126447
Product Dimensions: 13.6 x 9.2 x 0.3 inches
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