Borger's Full Review: Kevin Henkes and Maria Luz Castela Gil-Torresano -...
Does your child have something that they are attached to, something they bring with them everywhere, a blanket, stuffed animal etc... This book helps reassure both parent and child that they aren't alone in this situation and how to minimize the separation trauma when they become to old to carry it around.
This is the story of a mouse family. Owen had a fuzzy yellow blanket, he's had it since he was a baby and he calls it Fuzzy. Fuzzy goes everywhere with Owen and fuzzy likes everything Owen likes, like orange juice, grape juice, chocolate milk, ice cream, peanut butter and applesauce cake.
There next door neighbor was Mrs. Tweezers and she felt Owen was getting a little old to carry a blanket around. She told Owens parents about the blanket fairy. So that night Owens parents told him to put his blanket under his pillow and the blanket fairy would take it but would leave a super terrific big boy gift for him. Owen didn't like that idea so he stuffed his blanket inside his pajama pants. The next morning Owen was so happy that the blanket fairy didn't come.
Owens parents tried to tell him that his blanket was torn and ratty and dirty. But Owen thought it was perfect. Owen loved playing games with fuzzy and had to have him when he got his nails clipped, his hair cut or when going to the dentist.
Can't be a baby forever Mrs. Tweezers told Owen. The she told his parents about the vinegar trick. So when Owen wasn't looking Owen's father dipped his favorite corner of the blanket into vinegar. Owen smelled it and just picked a new corner. Then he rubbed the smelly corner in his sandbox and in the garden and it was as good as new.
Fuzzy wasn't really very fuzzy anymore. Owen carried it, wore it, dragged it, sucked it, hugged it and twisted it.
Owen's parents didn't know what to do. School was starting soon and he certainly couldn't bring a blanket to school. Mrs. Tweezers said to just tell him no he couldn't bring it. Well they tried that and Owen cried and cried. Don't worry said Owen's parents we'll figure something out. All of a sudden Owen's mother had a great idea. She took Owen's blanket and started cutting, then sewing, cutting some more and sewing some more.
Now Owen had lots of not so fuzzy handkerchiefs to carry with him wherever he goes and Mrs. Tweezers doesn't say a thing because she carries a handkerchief too.
This book has 22 pages of reading and was a 1994 Caldecott Honor book. For those of you who don't know a Caldecott award is given to an illustrator. This book does have great pictures you don't want to miss. Author and Illustrator is Kevin Henkes.
Owen is attached to his fuzzy yellow blanket--and he won t give it up. But when school starts, Owen s mother knows just what to do. Full color. 1994 C...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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