Picture Book 2: Owen

Author: Kevin Henkes


Illustrator: Kevin Henkes


Genre: Picture Book


Subgenre: Animal Fiction


Theme: Growing up; the comforts of childhood; finding creative solutions


Characters:
~Primary: Owen
~Secondary: Ms Tweezers, Owen's parents


Awards:
~Caldecott Honor Book
~Boston Globe- Horn Book Award Honor Book
~American Library Association Booklist Editor's Choice
~American Library Association Notable Children's Book


Date of Publication: September 15, 1993


Publishing Company: Greenwillow Books


Summary: Owen is about to go into kindergarten, and he loves his yellow blanket, Fuzzy.  When a neighbor makes a comment to his parents about the appropriateness of a blanket at his age, Owen's mother tries several different ways to convince Owen to give Fuzzy up.  But Owen doesn't want to give Fuzzy up.   How will Owen's mother get Owen to stop taking his blanket everywhere?


Recommendations: This book is a good book to read to young children.  It can help to facilitate discussions about fears and solutions, especially for students who are new to the school experience.  I would definitely have this in my classroom library for kindergarten through second grade.