Dear Mr. Henshaw [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Cleary, Beverly

Published by William Morrow and Company, New York, 1983

About this Item

As new condition blue boards, beige cloth spine, and blue spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books By Beverly Cleary. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings by the 1998 Caldecott Medal winner Paul O. Zelinsky. Zelinsky was also the runner-up for the Caldecott Medal in 1985, 1987, and 1995. Dear Mr. Henshaw won the Newbery Medal in 1984. " 'Dear Mr. Henshaw, My teacher read your book about the dog to our class. It was funny. We licked it. Your Freind, Leigh Botts (boy).' First there was Henry Huggins . then Beezus and Ramona . now Beverly Cleary introduces a spunky new character named Leigh Botts, age ten. Leigh has been Boyd Henshaw's Number One fan ever since his second grade teacher read aloud Ways to Amuse a Dog. Now in the sixth grade, Leigh lives with his mother and is "the new kid" in school. Troubled by the absence of his father, a cross-country trucker, and angry because a mysterious lunchbag thief steals all the "good stuff" from his lunch. Leigh feels his only friend is Mr. Fridley, the school custodian. Then Leigh's teacher assigns a project that requires writing letters asking questions of authors. Naturally Leigh chooses to write to Mr. Henshaw, whose surprising answer changes Leigh's life. Told through a series of letters to Leigh's favorite author, and later through Leigh's diary, this is a wise and funny book about finding one's own place in the world. Written with Beverly Cleary's unique blend of humor and compassion, Dear Mr. Henshaw will soon take its place beside the author's other beloved classics." - from the inner front jacket flap (Note: the misspellings above are deliberately spelled that way in the dust jacket text). Seller Inventory # 007609

Bibliographic Details

Title: Dear Mr. Henshaw [FIRST EDITION, FIRST ...

Publisher: William Morrow and Company, New York

Publication Date: 1983

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Zelinsky, Paul O.

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Edition: 1st Edition