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Gr 2–4—Henrietta is a young girl who has just received a new box of colored pencils, which she describes as "owning a piece of the rainbow." And that is exactly how this book is illustrated, with bright, thickly applied colors in childlike drawings that reinforce the mood and action of the text. Liniers offers a book within a book; Henrietta is the author and illustrator of a story starring herself. In between panels, Henrietta consults her talking cat Fellin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Henrietta's mom gives her a box of brand-new colored pencils, and she's off, creating a nail-bitingly thrilling story ("The Monster with Three Heads and Two Hats") about a girl named Emily and the monster who comes out of her wardrobe one night. The monster, though it looks scary, turns out to be friendly ("Good evening little miss!") and in search of a hat for its third head. Emily joins in the quest, entering her suddenly "HUUUUGE," labyrinthine wardrobe and braving a truly terrifying monster ("the monster with one head and three hats...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Henrietta's mom gives her colored pencils, and she creates a thrilling story about a girl named Emily and the monster who comes out of her wardrobe...Log In or Sign Up to Read More