Henry Wants More!
Illustrator
Brooke Boyton Hughes
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9780385385121
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Whether spending time with Papa, singing songs with Grandma, playing games with Lucy, or racing with Charlie, toddler Henry wears his family out until bedtime, when Mama is the one who wants more.
Grade Level
PK-1
Lexile Measure
AD470L
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Biracial; Interracial; biracial children; interracial marriage; interracial parents; interracial family
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
African American / White
Family Formation
mother, father, and grandmother
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2016, Nominee, Fiction Picture Book
Best of the Best Books, 2016 Picture Book
Booklist Book Review Stars, 2015
Choices, 2017 Picture Books for Babies,Toddlers, and Preschooler
Keywords
toddlers; family life; rhyming; energy; grandmother; siblings; playing; pets
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Ashman, Linda, "Henry Wants More!" (2016). Diverse Families. 501.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/501