Henry the Boy
Illustrator
Penny Candy Books
Publisher
Penny Candy Books
Publication Year
2019
ISBN
9780999658406
Pages
28 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
This is not a story about a heron or a robot or a chicken but an ordinary boy with daily struggles, triumphs, and an extraordinary imagination.Henry uses forearm crutches decorated with animal stickers. He sometimes feels out of place at school, especially when he gets made fun of, but through his own rich imagination and his friendship with Joel, Henry learns to define himself on his own terms.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
490L
Diversity Topics
Disability and Health; Developmental Disability; cerebral palsy; child with a developmental disability
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Black; White
Keywords
self-perception; individual differences; friendship; imagination; school children; resilience
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Felder, Molly, "Henry the Boy" (2019). Diverse Families. 2122.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2122