![]() Manus Pinkwater (Scholastic) "My house is me and I am it. ![]() More utopian visions in the hizzouse! Teachers, share them all and prepare children to reinvent the world. While it is not brand new, I would be remiss if you and your child missed the chance to shack up with Andrew Henry! (6 and up) Kudos to the publisher on a brilliant reissue I can't tell you how thrilled I was to discover this classic was back on the shelves, since it was one of my own favorites when I was about seven years old. Happily ever after! This book's sketchy black and white art matches the story's homespun, gentle feel, and the tale plays into children's deep desires for freedom and acceptance. Children will love looking at the double-page spread of the makeshift village, and deciding which abode would suit them best: a tipi? Tower? Castle? Luckily, with the help of a lonesome hound dog, worried parents are reunited with the runaways, and Andrew Henry's dreamy nature is granted a newfound respect upon his return. Enterprising Andrew Henry build a custom casa for each child who follows. ![]() ![]() But lo! Who comes through the trees but a neighbor girl, whose leanings towards ornithology have no outlet in her father's feather-free home, so up goes a tree house, complete with birdbaths and feeding stations. Toolbox in hand, he disappears into a clearing in the woods, where he builds his dream home and settles in to his life of tranquility. Andrew Henry's inventive genius goes underappreciated in his home, especially when he takes apart other household items to supply his creative vision. ![]()
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