Henry! You're Late AGAIN!
I don't share too many children's books here on Booklikes, but this one is really fun.
Back of the book:
Late for school, late for school, what's a first grader to do? Do you have a BIG BAD WOLF waiting in your school office every time you're late for school? Henry does! Her name is Miss Timberlane. She is the school secretary and she's causing him a LOT of anxiety. What's Henry to do? Is it his fault that his family oversleeps and just can't get it together in the morning? Henry's dreaded encounters with the school secretary feed his imagination about just what kind of a person she is until one day, he arrives really late--AGAIN--and she's not scowling, growling, or shouting ''HENRY! You're late AGAIN'' at him. In fact, she's smiling! What's up with that?
The book will leave everyone with a positive feeling about life's little problems and teach us all to look for the silver lining in every cloud.
My favorite excerpt:
Miss Timberlane probably doesn't wear socks. Maybe she doesn't even have feet. I can't tell because she is always behind that enormous brown desk in our school office.
This is a really great book for children 4+. It is hard to keep a child's attention for long. This has the perfect balance of pictures to words. If a page has too few words, the child doesn't get enough time to investigate the illustrations without interrupting the flow of the story. If a page has too many words, a child's eyes will wonder and they won't focus on what is being read to them. The illustrations are bright and full of things to look at. The story gives the reader many opportunities to use their imagination in how they portray each character and scene. I highly recommend this book. It would make a wonderful addition to any child's, teachers, school, or public library.
Received book for honest review.
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