{"product_id":"dear-mr-henshaw-a-newbery-award-winner-9780688024055","title":"Dear Mr. Henshaw: A Newbery Award Winner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNewbery Medal Winner * \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTeachers' Top 100 Books for Children * \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALA Notable Children's Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeverly Cleary's timeless Newbery Medal-winning book explores difficult topics like divorce, insecurity, and bullying through the thoughts and emotions of a sixth-grade boy as he writes to his favorite author, Boyd Henshaw. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter his parents separate, Leigh Botts moves to a new town with his mother. Struggling to make friends and deal with his anger toward his absent father, Leigh loses himself in a class assignment in which he must write to his favorite author. When Mr. Henshaw responds, the two form an unexpected friendship that will change Leigh's life forever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the beloved author of the Henry Huggins, Ramona Quimby, and Ralph S. Mouse series comes an epistolary novel about how to navigate and heal from life's growing pains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZelinsky, Paul O.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePaul O. Zelinsky is the illustrator of Anne Isaac's \u003cem\u003eDust Devil\u003c\/em\u003e and creator of the now-classic interactive book called \u003cem\u003eThe Wheels on the Bus\u003c\/em\u003e. His retelling of \u003cem\u003eRapunzel\u003c\/em\u003e was awarded the 1998 Caldecott Medal. \u003cem\u003eRumpelstitlskin\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHansel and Gretel\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSwamp Angel\u003c\/em\u003e with different authors all garnered Paul a Caldecott Honor. Since 1991 Paul O. Zelinsky has lived in the same apartment with his wife Deborah in northern Brooklyn, New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCleary, Beverly:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBeverly Cleary is one of America's most beloved authors. As a child, she struggled with reading and writing. But by third grade, after spending much time in her public library in Portland, Oregon, she found her skills had greatly improved. Before long, her school librarian was saying that she should write children's books when she grew up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead she became a librarian. When a young boy asked her, Where are the books about kids like us? she remembered her teacher's encouragement and was inspired to write the books she'd longed to read but couldn't find when she was younger. She based her funny stories on her own neighborhood experiences and the sort of children she knew. And so, the Klickitat Street gang was born!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMrs. Cleary's books have earned her many prestigious awards, including the American Library Association's Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, presented to her in recognition of her lasting contribution to children's literature. \u003cem\u003eDear Mr. Henshaw\u003c\/em\u003e won the Newbery Medal, and \u003cem\u003eRamona Quimby, Age 8\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRamona and Her Father\u003c\/em\u003e have been named Newbery Honor Books. Her characters, including Beezus and Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ralph, the motorcycle-riding mouse, have delighted children for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641400168722,"sku":"9780688024055","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_533aa061-a09b-4e24-b320-bcdd396cb557.jpg?v=1733014311","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dear-mr-henshaw-a-newbery-award-winner-9780688024055","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}