Owen (Spanish Edition)

by Kevin Henkes

Overview

Owen had a fuzzy yellow blanket. Mrs. Tweezers, who lived next door, thought Owen was too old for a blanket. "Haven't you heard of the blanket fairy?" she asked Owen's parents. They hadn't, so Mrs. Tweezers filled them in. Then school started, but this time Owen's mother knew just what to do--and everyone, even Mrs. Tweezers, was happy. Full color. 1994 Caldecott Honor Book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632456656
Publisher:	Lectorum Publications, Inc.
Publication date:	07/30/2017
Edition description:	Spanish-language Edition
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Language:	Spanish
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Kevin Henkes is the author and illustrator of beloved children’s books for kids of all ages. The distinct and well-known illustration style of his "Mouse" series is exemplified by his most popular picture book, Chrysanthemum, which has sold more than a million copies and was named Notable Book for Children by the American Library Association. His 2015 picture book Waiting was named both a Caldecott Honor and Geisel Honor book. Henkes lives in Madison, Wisconsin with his wife and two children.

Hometown:

Madison, Wisconsin

Date of Birth:

November 27, 1960

Place of Birth:

Racine, Wisconsin

Education:

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Website:

http://www.kevinhenkes.com

Editorial Reviews

A worthy addition to Henkes's ( Chester's Way ; Julius, the Baby of the World ) impressive, engaging oeuvre, this animated tale takes up the case of a wee mouse's devotion to a no-longer-fuzzy blanket named Fuzzy. Imbued with Henkes's characteristically understated humor, spry text and brightly hued watercolor-and-ink pictures chronicle how Owen's next-door neighbor, Mrs. Tweezers, suggests to Owen's parents a series of ploys to separate their son--who is soon to start school--from Fuzzy. The ingenious mouse foils each attempt, until his resourceful mother stumbles upon ``an absolutely wonderful, positively perfect, especially terrific idea.'' With some snipping and sewing, she transforms the beloved blanket into a batch of very portable handkerchiefs, a stratagem that not only keeps Owen happy but manages to silence the meddling Mrs. Tweezers. Even youngsters unattached to a Fuzzy-like object will feel a kinship with the winningly wily Owen--and parents of the attached may find a useful solution to an age-old dilemma. Ages 3-up. (Sept.)

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