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Title details for Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary - Available

Henry Huggins

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by Beverly Cleary
Neil Patrick Harris
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In Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary's first novel, boys and girls alike will instantly be charmed by an average boy whose life is turned upside-down when he meets a loveable puppy with a nose for mischief.

Just as Henry Huggins is complaining that nothing exciting ever happens, a friendly dog sits down beside him and looks pleadingly at his ice-cream cone. From that moment on, the two are inseparable. But when Ribsy's original owner appears, trying to reclaim his dog, Henry's faced with the possibility of losing his new best friend.

Has Klickitat Street seen the last of rambunctious Ribsy?

  • Creators

  • Series

    Henry Huggins

  • Publisher

  • Awards

  • Release date

    September 7, 2004

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780060790431
      • File size: 72472 KB
      • Duration: 02:30:58

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 4.7
    • Lexile® Measure: 670
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 3

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Stories about boys and their dogs are often timeless classics, and HENRY HUGGINS is the epitome of both. Celebrating 50 years in print, this story of Henry, how he finds and brings home a lost dog (soon named Ribsy) and several of their adventures, is a classic for many reasons. The simple, easy text makes it a wonderful read-along chapter book that will appeal to boys in elementary school who have a dearth of fiction stories to choose from. The setting and plot promote, without idealizing, the simple, uncomplicated world of the American family involved in good clean fun, such as the dog show, or digging for worms, while subtly imparting values such as responsibility, obedience, manners, and resourcefulness. Neil Patrick Harris presents all this with an innocent, forthright, easy-going Henry. We also meet the other kids on Klickitat Street, all individually voiced, who inhabit the next 50 years of Cleary's works, bringing humor, wholesome values, and a slice of yesterday into the present. W.L.S. (c) AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from May 14, 2001
      Cleary provides a warm, autobiographical introduction to this excellent adaptation of her first book, which was originally published in 1950. Actor Harris (Doogie Howser, M.D.) has enthusiasm to spare in his lively take on Cleary's endearing and humorous work. Third-grader Henry Huggins, who has hair that "looks like a scrubbing brush," is a pretty ordinary kid—a little too ordinary in his opinion. Henry wants some excitement in his life. One day, excitement arrives in the form of a skinny stray dog that befriends Henry at the drugstore. Boy and pooch bond instantly when Henry offers his ice cream cone to the dog, who downs it in one gulp. Henry calls his four-legged pal Ribsy, for obvious reasons, and with more than a little effort and confusion, brings the lovable pet home to his family's house on Klickitat Street via city bus and then police car. Harris proves a versatile performer taking on a whole community of friendly voices, including Henry's exasperated but supportive parents and memorable neighbors Beezus and Ramona. He nails Henry's sense of innocent wonder and his sweet, honest demeanor in every scene, employing an authentic boyish delivery that can amuse as well as tug at the heart—just like Cleary's writing. Ages 8-12.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Caruso's portrait of Henry's well-intentioned, childlike innocence creates a huggable and lovable character. The expressions, such as her worried tone when Henry's ingenious plans go awry, enhance the story's comic misadventures. The adult characters' voices are in stark contrast to those of Henry and his friends. Their stern voices are humorously exaggerated, perfectly conveying children's perception of adults as being too serious. The hilarious situations and delightful characterizations make Henry Huggins a sure-fire hit with elementary school listeners. M.P.T. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2001
      This fiftieth anniversary edition contains an introduction by the author explaining how she was inspired to write "Henry Huggins, " her first book.

      (Copyright 2001 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2018
      The original illustrations by the incomparable Louis Darling are back in six reissued titles, each with a foreword by a contemporary children's book creator. In his foreword to Henry and the Paper Route, Jeff Kinney notes that Darling's illustrations helped "cement...their status as modern classics." Marla Frazee, in Henry and Beezus, calls Darling's "uncanny ability to draw the human form with such accuracy, fluidity, and charm" unparalleled.

      (Copyright 2018 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:4.7
  • Lexile® Measure:670
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:3

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