Dear Mr. Henshaw: A Newbery Award Winner, (Paperback)

from tahayes

A grade 2 assignment leads Leigh Botts to write to his favorite author, Mr. Henshaw. Leigh wants to become a writer like Mr. Henshaw, and so this marks the beginning of a letter-writing relationshi...

from Michaela.Bushey

Dear Mr. Henshaw is a heart-warming story about a boy named Leigh Botts trying to navigate the aftermath of his parents' divorce. Written by Beverly Cleary in the form of letters and diary entries,...

from lmeek04

This book would provide an excellent example for children about how to make journal entried and write letters to important people. Children reading or listening to this story would hear the appropr...

from avcr

Leigh is lonely because his Dad is a trucker and away most of the time; his mother, since the divorce, works all day at Katy's Catering to make rent and pay the bills. Leigh begins writing to Mr. H...

from bplma

12 year old Leigh has been writing to Mr. Henshaw off and on since a school assignment in 2nd grade mandated he contact a published author. Now in 6th grade, Leigh begins writing in earnest--ostens...