Henry Builds a Cabin

How big does a home really need to be? When Henry decides to build a cabin for himself in the woods, he gets some help and a lot of advice from his friends. But Henry, being Henry, has his own ideas, and he sets about building his house as a bird builds its nest. As he adds everything he thinks his cabin needs, Henry's new home ends up being a lot bigger than it looks!

Inspired by the life of Henry David Thoreau, and illustrated with nature-filled paintings by author and artist D. B. Johnson, Henry Builds a Cabin is a thoughtful and beautiful meditation on what a home can be.

Author: D. B. Johnson
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 02/26/2002
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 11.00h x 9.10w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780618132010

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 58536 / Henry Builds a Cabin


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/04/2002 pg. 76
Kirkus Review - Children 02/15/2002 pg. 259
School Library Journal 03/01/2002 pg. 190
Booklist 03/15/2002 pg. 1257
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2002 pg. 328
New York Times 05/19/2002 pg. 18
BookPage 06/01/2002 pg. 31
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2002 pg. 448
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 333 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 333 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
D. B. Johnson has been a freelance illustrator for more than twenty years and has done editorial cartoons, comic strips, and conceptual illustrations for magazines and newspapers around the country. Mr. Johnson's first picture book, Henry Hikes to Fitchburg, was a New York Times bestseller and a Publishers Weekly bestseller, as well as an American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists." Henry Hikes to Fitchburg also won numerous awards, including the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Picture Books and the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award. Mr. Johnson and his wife, Linda, live in New Hampshire.