Dear Mr. Henshaw
Beverly Cleary, George Guidall
Readers rate it 3.8 (63 on Hardcover)
160 pages · Released Aug 1, 1994 · Turtleback
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Dear Mr. Henshaw parent’s guide: what’s inside
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What it offers
A note for parents
Dear Mr. Henshaw is a beloved Newbery Medal winner that explores a child's experience with parental divorce through letters and diary entries. The book handles this mature theme with gentleness and age-appropriate emotional honesty, focusing on how the protagonist processes his feelings and finds connection with his favorite author. It offers excellent modeling of emotional expression, problem-solving, and resilience without graphic content or inappropriate material.
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From the publisher
Dear Mr. Henshaw is a juvenile epistolary novel by Beverly Cleary and illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky that was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1984. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the book as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". Dear Mr. Henshaw is a juvenile epistolary novel by Beverly Cleary and illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky that was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1984. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the book as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children".
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- Parent and child
- Letters
- Schools
- Divorce
- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction
- Newbery Medal
- Parent-child relationship
- Ecoles
- Marriage & Divorce
- Classics
- Friendship
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