Dear Mr. Henshaw

Dear Mr. Henshaw

Cleary, Beverly. (1983). Dear Mr. Henshaw. NY: Morrow Junior Books.

Leigh Botts is a ten year old who loves to read, loves his dog Bandit and enjoys writing. Leigh has a problem in school, someone is stealing all the good stuff from his lunchbox. As an assignment, Leigh has to write a fan letter to his favorite author. He chooses Mr. Henshaw. He continues to write to Mr. Henshaw even after the assignment for years. To Leigh’s pleasant surprise, Mr. Henshaw writes back. Throughout their correspondents, Mr. Henshaw gives Leigh lots of advice on his writings, family and even on how to solve his problem with the lunch bandit.

Beverly Cleary delivers another exceptional piece of literature for children. The relationship Leigh develops with Mr. Henshaw changes his life forever. During some of the most difficult struggles in his young life (parents divorce, absence of father, bullying…) his friendship with Mr. Henshaw helps him get through it all. A true testament to “friends through the thick and the thin”.

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Dear Mr. Henshaw