Owen (Caldecott Honor Book) by Kevin Henkes

Owen (Caldecott Honor Book) (original 1993; edition 1993)

by Kevin Henkes, Kevin Henkes (Illustrator)

Series: Henkes' Mouse Books (6)

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Owen's parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school, but when their efforts fail, they come up with a solution that makes everyone happy.

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Member:	Laene
Title:	Owen (Caldecott Honor Book)
Authors:	Kevin Henkes
Other authors:	Kevin Henkes (Illustrator)
Info:	Greenwillow Books (1993), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 32 pages
Collections:	EDLS 3100
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Tags:	Easy, Award Winning, animals, growing up

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Owen by Kevin Henkes (1993)

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Second-graders really enjoyed this book. I played a video of Kevin Henkes reading his book aloud.
https://youtu.be/RL0y9bOaQ24 (

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Chrissylou62 | Apr 11, 2024 |

A mouse carries his blanket everywhere and when he goes to school he has to stop. His mom makes it into a handkerchief.

B-Chad | Jul 3, 2023 |

Genre
Picture books for children
Tone
Feel-good
Funny
Writing Style
Well-crafted dialogue
Subject
Blankets
Favorite things
Mice
Neighbors
Parent and child
Problem solving
Security blankets
Character
Anthropomorphic
Believable

kmgerbig | Apr 28, 2023 |

Has rejection wounded you, creating fear in your interactions with others? It is time to break this stronghold in your life!

BLTSbraille | Oct 20, 2021 |

Ah! Stubborn children. Don't we all want to tear our hair out at some point because of them? (

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OutOfTheBestBooks | Sep 24, 2021 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Kevin Henkes	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Matthew Broderick	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Henkes' Mouse Books (6)

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The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud by Janet Schulman

The Hutchinson Treasury of Stories to Read Aloud (Treasury) by Janet Schulman

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Awards

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Reading Rainbow Program Selection (Selection – 1996)

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CCBC Choices (1993)

NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (11th Edition: 1993-1995)

Notable Children's Book (1994)

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Owen

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1993

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Owen

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Owen (1995 | IMDb)

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For Laura

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Owen had a fuzzy yellow blanket.

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Owen's parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school, but when their efforts fail, they come up with a solution that makes everyone happy.

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