Title: Owen
Author: Kevin Henkes
Illustrator: Kevin Henkes
Publisher: Greenwillow Books (A division of William Morrow & Company, Inc)
Year of Publication: 1993
Genre: Fiction
Kirkus Review Rating: Star Review
Summary: Owen loves his blanket, Fuzzy, but after talking to their neighbor, Mrs. Tweezers, they decide that it is time for Owen to get rid of Fuzzy. After many failed attempts, Owen's mother has an idea to cut Fuzzy into little handkerchiefs so Owen can keep Fuzzy around all the time.
Summary of Kirkus Reivew: Despite his parents many attempts to get Owen to "get rid of" Fuzzy, Owen's mother decides to turn it into handkerchiefs so Owen can take Fuzzy with him to school. Henkes uses mice to depict this warm-hearten story with dialogue that is all human. It is a wonderful depiction of a child's first true love.
Review by Terese Wylie: Henkens brings to life the concept of a first true love with this heart warming tale of a boy and his blanket. Any reader can relate to the feeling of not wanting to part from their favorite thing when they are to start school. In the book, Owen does anything and everything to keep his beloved blanket, named Fuzzy, even to the point of burying it in his sandbox and sticking it down his pajama pants. Instead of taking away the blanket, Owen's mother turns it into many handkerchiefs that Owen can take with him to school and rub his nose on (his favorite thing to do). Henkens' playful mouse characters bring a soft and soothing feel to the book and bring the words to life.
Owen can be used in a classroom as an introduction to a "Show and Tell" activity or to show students that it is ok to have a favorite something, whether it be a blanket or stuffed animal, we all have something.
Illustrator: Kevin Henkes
Publisher: Greenwillow Books (A division of William Morrow & Company, Inc)
Year of Publication: 1993
Genre: Fiction
Kirkus Review Rating: Star Review
Summary: Owen loves his blanket, Fuzzy, but after talking to their neighbor, Mrs. Tweezers, they decide that it is time for Owen to get rid of Fuzzy. After many failed attempts, Owen's mother has an idea to cut Fuzzy into little handkerchiefs so Owen can keep Fuzzy around all the time.
Summary of Kirkus Reivew: Despite his parents many attempts to get Owen to "get rid of" Fuzzy, Owen's mother decides to turn it into handkerchiefs so Owen can take Fuzzy with him to school. Henkes uses mice to depict this warm-hearten story with dialogue that is all human. It is a wonderful depiction of a child's first true love.
Review by Terese Wylie: Henkens brings to life the concept of a first true love with this heart warming tale of a boy and his blanket. Any reader can relate to the feeling of not wanting to part from their favorite thing when they are to start school. In the book, Owen does anything and everything to keep his beloved blanket, named Fuzzy, even to the point of burying it in his sandbox and sticking it down his pajama pants. Instead of taking away the blanket, Owen's mother turns it into many handkerchiefs that Owen can take with him to school and rub his nose on (his favorite thing to do). Henkens' playful mouse characters bring a soft and soothing feel to the book and bring the words to life.
Owen can be used in a classroom as an introduction to a "Show and Tell" activity or to show students that it is ok to have a favorite something, whether it be a blanket or stuffed animal, we all have something.