Henry and Amy

A young boy who can't do anything right meets a young girl who can do no wrong, and the rest (as they say) is history. Quickly becoming firm friends, Henry and Amy find that their very different ways of being - Henry can never seem to go in a straight line, or tell up from down, while Amy is always prepared, and knows how to do everything that is expected of her - does not prevent them from enjoying each other's company, instead enriching both of their lives. For the perfect little girl (not unexpectedly) long to be a little less perfect, while the perpetually out-of-step boy longs to fit in. Somewhere in the middle is happiness...

The second story I have read from Australian picture-book author/artist Stephen Michael King - the first show more was the poignant and appealing Mutt Dog! - Henry and Amy: (Right-Way-Round and Upside Down) is an engaging tale of two friends united by an all-too common experience: unhappiness with themselves as they are. I liked how the answer to this unhappiness lies in a tempering of those qualities which make them unique, rather than in outright change in one direction or another. The artwork, as I expected after enjoying Mutt Dog!, was very endearing. All in all, a sweet little book, one I would recommend to all children who worry about whether they're the way that they are "supposed to" be. show less

I just love picture books by Australians. I was kinda hoping this would play with the idea that some children have of people in the southern hemisphere going around 'upside-down' on the globe, but it turned out to be more fun than that. What a nice, fun exploration of what it means to be true-to-yourself, but at the same time being open-to-new-perspectives.

A very cute and wonderfully illustrated book about being friends despite differences. This is a great book to start a conversation about embracing other's differences and being friends.

The story about two young children with opposite behaviors meet and develop a positive relationships. The relationship development of trust between the character, Henry builds a tree house designed by his friend, Amy. This was good book to teach children social morals.

I loved this book. Very touching. Henry can't do anything right, and Amy does everything right. It's a beautiful book about friendship and lovely illustrations.

This book is about two kids who are very different in the things that they do but at the end they work together. This teaches children to learn about others who differ and value diversity while also engaging in prosocial behavior.
Age: 3-6
Source: Pierce College Library

Children learning how to treat each other. Ages 3-5. Pierce CC library.