The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Calhoun, Mary

Blue-Ribbon Henry

40 pp. | Morrow | May, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-688-14674-0 $$16.00 | Library ISBN 0-688-14675-9 $$15.93

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Erick Ingraham. Henry the high-stepping feline returns in a fifth adventure. At the annual country fair, Henry hopes for a blue ribbon, but the other competitors are larger and more impressive. After rescuing a lost toddler, however, Henry is a hero and wins a special ribbon. Ingraham's illustrations make Henry's extraordinary accomplishments believable, and despite the contrived situations, his charm seems ageless.

Reviewer: Mary M. Burns