PRESCHOOL
Ward, Lindsay

Henry Finds His Word

(4) PS Aware of his parents' anticipation, rosy-cheeked baby Henry searches for his first word. Pastel and pencil illustrations convey Henry's plight with emotion, humor, and kid-friendly visual detail, but the text strains for its jokes, building them on Henry's uncertainty about what a word actually is in a way the target audience won't understand. Amusing for parents but pointless for preschoolers.

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