{"product_id":"owen-a-caldecott-honor-award-winner-9780688114497","title":"Owen: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Caldecott Honor Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Owen is everychild\" \u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e starred review \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOwen's fuzzy yellow blanket goes where he goes, even when others think he is too old for it. Will Owen's blanket go to school? A classic, evergreen, Caldecott Honor and \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book \u003c\/em\u003eHonor picture book about comfort and compromise from #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eTimes\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Kevin Henkes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Owen had a fuzzy yellow blanket. He'd had it since he was a baby. He loved it with all his heart.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOwen's blanket is his favorite possession. Everywhere he goes, Fuzzy goes with him. Upstairs, downstairs, in-between. Inside, outside, upside down. Everywhere! When Owen is about to start school, their neighbor offers advice to Owen's parents about how to get rid of Fuzzy, but Owen foils each attempt. Then his mother comes up with the perfect plan that makes everyone happy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAny child who relies on a comfort object will instantly relate to \u003cem\u003eOwen\u003c\/em\u003e. This is a story about compromise that speaks both to those not yet ready to let go and those who have moved on. The repetitive, rhythmic text is perfect for reading aloud and story times, and the artwork, in \u003cem\u003eOwen\u003c\/em\u003e and in all of Kevin Henkes's mouse books, is playful, funny, inviting, and timeless. \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/em\u003esays, \"Most children have a beloved possession that adults expect them to give up, and Owen is sure to become their champion.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin Henkes is a #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author who has been awarded the Caldecott Medal for \u003cem\u003eKitten's First Full Moon\u003c\/em\u003e, two Caldecott Honors, two Newbery Honors, two Geisel Honors, the Children's Literature Lecture Award, and Children's Literature Legacy Award, among numerous other honors. Favorites from his body of work include the picture books \u003cem\u003eWaiting, A Parade of Elephants, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe World and Everything In It\u003c\/em\u003e, and the novels for middle grade readers \u003cem\u003eOlive's Ocean, Bird Lake Moon\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Miller Family Stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin Henkes's classic and bestselling mouse books include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eChester's Way\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eChrysanthemum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eJulius, the Baby of the World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eLilly's Big Day\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eLilly's Purple Plastic Purse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eOwen \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSheila Rae, the Brave\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eWemberly Worried\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Weekend with Wendell \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ePenny and Her Marble, Penny and Her Sled, Penny and Her Song, Penny and Her Doll \u003c\/em\u003e(Level 1 I Can Reads)\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Henkes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwillow Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.45h x 8.01w x 0.37d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780688114497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e7635 \/ Owen (English)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 1994 Caldecott Medal Honor Book - Picture Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 1997 California Young Reader Medal Nominee - Primary","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44148277575725,"sku":"9780688114497","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_2e7eed21-a1ad-4225-964d-828b5bfcbf4a.jpg?v=1757219290","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/owen-a-caldecott-honor-award-winner-9780688114497","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}