Kevin Henkes is such a versatile author/illustrator. He has written novels, picture books, and chapter books. I believe he has mastered the art of the picture book. He uses framing and full-bleed photos throughout this book. The pastel colors are so vibrant and appear to be done in colored pencil...
Genre: Concept Picture BookSummary: This book explores how it would feel to be different things. Whether that would be different colors, different sizes, immobile, afraid, or secure. The illustrations are used to tell the story through the eyes of a rabbit who is exploring his environment.Crit...
I loved so much about this sweet and quietly sophisticated story for children. Two beefs, one of which is outside of the author's control: the setting of Sanibel Island. Ugh. Double, triple ugh. The second beef is about the character of Alice (love the name!) who is a quiet and serious turning-t...
"My Garden" consists of a little girl's dream wish-list for what a garden ought to be. There are no weeds and the flowers are always in bloom. They can even change colors and patterns. If you pick a flower another grows back right away. The rabbits are all edible chocolate and anything you plant...
"Old Bear" is a fun, explorative book for young children, telling the story of a bear, dreaming about the passing of multiple seasons, including winter, spring, fall, and summer, that leaves the reader questioning how the bear will react when he wakes up -- will he be disappointed in what he sees...
My favorite book written by Kevin Henkes is Old Bear. I chose Old Bear for many reasons.First, I liked the illustrations because they were full of vivid color. Also, different colors were used for each season. For example, Mr. Henkes used light blues and white for winter. These color represented ...
I am a big fan of Kevin Henkes! I really have enjoyed all of his books. This book is different from the others, it is set up as a chapter book. This book also does not have much plot. In other words, there is no problem and solution. It is simply a story of a "family," saying what normal familie...
Penny is a little mouse who likes to take her doll for walks. One day, she finds a cool blue marble and decides to take it home with her. Penny ends up feeling bad about taking the marble. I won't spoil how the book ends, but in the end, everyone is happy. The theme of this book was that doin...
I liked and disliked this book. It didn't really interest me, but I did pick out a few meanings it the story that could be relatable for young readers. The one part of the story that stuck out to me the most, was the fact of how happy Penny was when she received her doll. I remember when a simple...
This book is pathetic in my opinion. It is depressing and ridiculous. I am sorry let me rephrase myself it was not depressing because it did not even phase me. That`s my opinion.
This book talks about the life of a 12-year-old girl whose name is Fanny. Her farther is an artist and is very hard to live with. His business is not going too well and he gets upset easily, particularly when he is not satisfied with his work. Fanny has always loved dogs, one night when her dad w...
Kevin Henkes is a remarkable novelist. His descriptions of everyday life and the ostensibly mundane events that go on around us all the time elevate those little moments to become miniaturized works of art in the eye of the thoughtful reader. His feel for the nuances of the English language is ex...
Whether it's a matter of balloons, or a present for Grandfather's birthday, older sister Margaret knows just how to get the better of her brother Taylor. Or does she? Talented author-artist Kevin Henkes proves once again that there is little he does not know about children and their world.
Sun and spoon is a book about a boy named Spoon who is 10. Two months ago Spoons grandmother died and Spoon doesn’t want to forget her. Spoon is one of three kids including his sister Joanie who is six and his brother Charlie who is twelve. Charlie flies out west during the book while his sister ...
There's just something about Kevin Henkes's novels that one doesn't find anywhere else. It's as if the characters that he creates are so real to him as he's writing them that fabricating a dramatic story to make their lives seem more interesting to readers would strike him as inappropriate orname...
On Sunday, all the pieces of furniture—dresser, miniature rocking chair, the bookshelf that stored diaper boxes, the old wobbly table used for changing—were painted metallic silver, and a gleaming, new chrome crib was bought at the outlet mall. When the nursery was set up, everything in its prope...
Each of these things was silver in color and each would be a gift for Ms. Silver. Billy wanted one thing more, something better somehow, something important, to add to his collection. When he was sitting on the edge of his bed putting on his shoes, he found it. On his desk, beside his rubber band...
Mrs. Murphy said, wanting to avoid meeting Rosco again. As sometimes happens between parents, Mr. Murphy knew exactly what Mrs. Murphy was thinking and agreed immediately. So the four of them rambled through the mall, surrounded by trees in large ceramic pots and elaborate water fountains. Massiv...