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Dear Mr. Henshaw (rpkg) (HarperClassics) (Paperback) (平装)
by Beverly Cleary (Author) , Paul O. Zelinsky (Illustrator)
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Award-winning books, Story, Children's books |
| Market price: ¥ 88.00
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MSL rating:
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| MSL Pointer Review:
This Newbery Medal-winning book, exhibits a subtlety and sensitivity that will be appreciated by any youngster who feels lonely and troubled during the transition into adolescence. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-16 00:00>
A classic story that many children in today's society can really relate to with the rising divorce rate. Leigh speaks on their level, simply looking for some one to reach out to.
Dear Mr. Henshaw is a great book for kids that are having troubles with their life, like everyday children. Reading this book as an adult I associated it with my personal life. Leigh has problems with his parent's divorce, he hates not being able to see his dad. This leads him to a lot of emotional stress. Through this mess one of his teachers makes him write a letter to his favorite author. Leigh writes Mr. Henshaw a letter that asks him all sorts of questions about himself. After this the two of them write back and forth for a couple of years. This relationship gives Leigh confidence in himself when Mr. Henshaw tells Leigh that he should keep a journal. This journal allows Leigh to get his feelings out. Things stop bothering Leigh so much and by the end of the book he starts to enjoy his life more. This book is really good for an upper elementary child, and can even for an adult. Simplistic artwork for the cover, which demonstrates that this story is about an average boy. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-16 00:00>
Dear Mr. Henshaw is mostly a collection of letters a young boy, Leigh Botts, sends to his favorite author, Mr. Boyd Henshaw, over a four-year period. By the 6th grade, Leigh is a regular fan. In his letters, Leigh describes his confusion at home over his parent's divorce and being friendless and picked on at his new school. After receiving some tips about writing from Mr. Henshaw, Leigh soon begins his own diary and learns how cathartic writing can be for him. He even wins a writing contest and meets "a real live author" who congratulates him and encourages him to keep writing.
It's no wonder Dear Mr. Henshaw won the Newbery Award in 1984. Although an entire book devoted to fan letters and diary entries might not excite some younger readers, Mrs. Cleary somehow makes this book very appealing and relative to children. There are also several illustrations done by Paul O. Zelinksy for those who enjoy drawings and not just writing. I remember reading Dear Mr. Henshaw when I was a kid and would highly recommend it to other children around seven and up. |
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Lindsey (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-16 00:00>
Dear Mr. Henshaw is a great book for kids that are having troubles with their life, like everyday children. Reading this book as an adult I associated it with my personal life. I remember going through a lot of the problems that young Leigh went through as he was growing up. Leigh has problems with his parent's divorece, he hates not being able to see his dad. This leads him to a lot of emotional stress. Through this mess one of his teachers makes him write a letter to his favorite teacher. Leigh writes Mr. Henshaw(his favorite author) a letter that asks him all sorts of questions about himself. When Mr. Henshaw finally writes back he asks Leigh a series of questions. After this the two of them write back and forth for a couple of years. This realationship gives Leigh confidence in himself when Mr. Henshaw tells Leigh that he should keep a journal. This journal allows Leigh to get his feelings out. Things stop bothering Leigh so much and by the end of the book he starts to enjoy his life more. This book is really good for an upper elementary child, and can even for an adult. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-16 00:00>
Leigh really likes Mr. Henshaw's books and wants to be an author too when he grows up. In a lot of the book Leigh feels sad because he doesn't have any friends and his parents are divorced. He's also upset because people keep stealing the good stuff from his lunch. He misses his dad because his dad is a trucker and travels all over the United States and takes Leigh's dog with him. Even though Leigh is sad in a lot of the book I still enjoyed reading it. He feels happy some of the time like when he is writing letters, and there are funny parts too. I recommend reading this book in third grade. I think you will enjoy it too.
This book is not written with chapters like most books. It is written in letters and journal entries instead. Leigh writes about things that happen to him at school and letters to Mr. Henshaw about his life. Another thing that makes this book great and different from other books is how the main character tells the story, not a narrator. In most books it sounds like an adult is telling the story, but in this book it sounds like a child talking. |
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Sarah (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-16 00:00>
Leigh Botts writes letters to his favorite author, Boyd Henshaw, and eventually starts a diary. Into both the letter and the diary he pours his sorrow and anger over his parents divorce, his lack of friends and problems with the mysterious "lunchbox thief" at school, his dream to become a writer, and the memory of his beloved dog, Bandit, who left with his irresponsible trucker dad. Although the book is a drama, Mrs. Clearly adds humor as well. With very real characters and story, this book won a gold Calacott medal. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-16 00:00>
I never read this book as a child, but I recently read it while doing an assignment for a college course. This book is wonderful for children. There are so many aspects in it that kids can relate to (divorce, bullies, lack of friends). Dear Mr. Henshaw is a really unique book also, because it is composed of letters and diary entries from Leigh, the main character. It was a great twist on the typical fiction books. It's comical, yet serious and is a book almost anybody could relate to and love! |
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Julie Merkle (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-16 00:00>
This contemporary realistic fiction book focuses mainly on a family dealing with divorce. Very creatively, the reader learns about Leigh's problems through letters he writes to his favorite author. The reader discovers that Leigh is very lonely and afraid of being alone. Leigh has to come to grips with his parents being divorced. At times, he feels he is to blame for his parents splitting up. Two men, Mr.Fridley, the school janitor and Mr. Henshaw seem to fill the father-son relationship that Leigh so badly desires. Beverly Cleary is known for the humor she uses in her stories. Even though there is plenty of seriousness within this story, she does manage to make the reader laugh. Beverly Cleary helps the reader see and feel divorce through the eyes of a child. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-16 00:00>
Beverly Cleary writes about a serious topic sprinkled with light humor. The letter/diary format is a refreshing change. The conflicts Leigh Botts struggles with are very relatable for school age readers. Many positive messages are sent through this book. The story shows that problems can be solved within yourself. In today's violent society, Leigh's patient and well thought out way of dealing with the lunchbox theif sends another positive message. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-16 00:00>
This is one book that even adults should read at least once. It is a story about a boy that is new in town called Leigh Botts, and spills his heart out to an author, Mr. Henshaw. You can actually feel what he is feeling, when his father calls him and tells him that he has lost Leigh's beloved dog, Bandit. He cry's in anger. So did I. Leigh is tired of his father calling him 'kid'. He wants him to call him Leigh, Leigh. How he made the lunch box alarm, and how proud Mr. Botts was, felt like a fire burning inside. Another part made Leigh broken-hearted was when he hears another boy talk to his father... like it really was his father. Like Leigh Botts didn't exist. But when his father comes back to ask Leighs mother if they'll ever be a family again, although Mrs. Botts says no, I felt reassured that his father cared for him more than anything. I'm sure Leigh did too. |
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Casey Johnson (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-16 00:00>
Dear Mr. Henshaw is the story of a young boy named Leigh Botts whose parents have recently divorced. Leigh writes his favorite author, Mr. Henshaw, for advice and guidance. Leigh experiences many different emotions while dealing with all of life's changes. He not only moves to a new school, but soon finds that someone is also stealing his lunch everyday. Through a series of letters and journal entries written to Dear Mr. Henshaw, Leigh comes to terms with his parents' divorce and the way it has changed his life.
I think this book is great, especially for those children who also find themselves having to deal with similar changes in their lives such as their own parents' divorce. I think it sends a good message to these children; that message is to stay strong when coping with hard dealings in life because things always seem to get better. A great example in the story is seeing all of the bad things that seem to happen in Leigh's life, such as his parents' divorce, his stolen lunch, and his lost dog, but towards the end of the story things slowly begin to get better when his father arrives at his house with his dog and he finds new friends at his school who enjoy the same hobbies as he does. |
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