Henrietta There's No One Better

by Martine Murray

Overview

Irresistible: full of Henrietta's funny thoughts and adventures, with whimsical colour illustrations throughout. Perfect for young children (4-8), and anyone else with a curly imagination.

I'm Henrietta P. Hoppenbeek the First. I have a baby brother, two white mice, a chocolate-coloured dog, a woolly mammoth, two long green socks with toes, one pickle-eating best friend, a bathtub for sailing in, and definitely a huge HUGE amount of discoveries to discover. And if anyone tells you I make things up, you better believe it.

Henrietta's books are full of funny thoughts and adventures. They're perfect for young children and anyone else with a curly imagination.

Henrietta there's no one better

Henrietta the great go-getter

Henrietta gets a letter

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781741765038
Publisher:	Allen & Unwin
Publication date:	05/01/2008
Series:	Henrietta
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	16 MB
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About the Author

Martine Murray was born in Melbourne, and still lives there. She has studied acrobatics, dance, yoga and writing. In addition to her Henrietta books, she has written two picture books, illustrated one, and written three novels that have sold extensively overseas.

Editorial Reviews

Henrietta P. Hoppenbeek provides the delightfully careening narrative in Murray's (The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley) quirky tale. After the garrulous heroine describes herself ("I'm a good wiggler, and sometimes I'm exhillperating and sometimes I'm exasperating"), she introduces her pet mice, dog, best friend and baby brother Albert, who is "only the size of a sock. Not really. He's probably about the same size as a sewing machine, only he can't sew." Sepia- and rose-toned spot illustrations in a childlike free-hand style demonstrate Henrietta's points (e.g., baby Albert within the outline of a sewing machine). She blithely announces that her role at home is to "make sure things keep happening." It is a job at which she excels. Trotting out her comically overactive imagination, the lass lists the things she can do: "I can become a dueling rhinoceros, a surf champion,... or a high-and-mighty lady singing hallelujah, praise the land of agreeable chairs" (a series of scenes depict a chair as her chief prop in each scenario) and confides that "what she really want[s] to be is an explorer" (e.g., sailing in the bathtub with her brother to the Land of One Thousand Alberts, where she drops him off "for a long holiday"). Handlettered type that swirls across the page, along with the energetic, spontaneous-looking drawings add to the whimsy of the book. Feisty, inventive Henrietta is sure to attract many fans. Ages 7-10. (June) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

K-Gr 3-This hybrid picture-/short chapter book introduces free-spirited, precocious, and self-absorbed Henrietta, who describes herself as "a good wiggler, and sometimes I'm exhillperating and sometimes I'm expasperating." In a rambling narrative featuring creative wordplay and colorful fonts, the girl describes her family, pets, friends, and imaginative journeys. Scattered throughout are plenty of whimsical, childlike drawings with red accents. In one venture, she sets sail in her bathtub for undiscovered lands, first dropping her baby brother, Albert, in the Land of One Thousand Alberts before heading on to the Wide Wide Long Cool Coast of the Lost Socks. She also has a special relationship with "the Rietta," an imaginary partner-in-crime. While her musings are a bit silly at times, they are effervescent and inventive, too. One episode gently relates the demise of one of her pet mice, who dies of loneliness after her companion runs away. This causes Henrietta to muse thoughtfully that "all things get lonely." This girl will be embraced by many young readers, particularly those who've enjoyed Lauren Child's "Clarice Bean" books (Candlewick).-Marilyn Taniguchi, Beverly Hills Public Library, CA Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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