Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Scholastic Inc.
Pages
139
Description
When seventy-five-year-old Henny Hickathrift runs away from the old people's home, she meets five children and their parents who welcome her into their family.
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1997
Physical description
139 p.; 7.6 inches
ISBN
0439046769 / 9780439046763
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Lexile
840L
User reviews
LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
Unlike most DKS this isn't about pigs, geese, ostriches. Logan's review is spot-on; I agree that it's a real charmer and it makes me wish I owned a home so I could adopt a stray. The bit about the lottery tickets was bad, though, and totally unnecessary - gambling is truly a sad vice and I've seen
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LibraryThing member thebookmagpie
I have a special attachment to this book. I bought it on holiday not long after it came out and read it obsessively. I'm not sure WHY I liked it so particularly, though it is good - the story's pretty simple, but it has some lovely little touches, like talking about Henny trying fruit gums for the
Anyway, I reread it yesterday, after spending months online trying to find out what it was called. It's still utterly charming. It's completely divorced from reality, of course, but I tend to like my children's lit just that. Some people might find it a bit too cute and I understand that, but sometimes everyone needs to read a simple story about an old lady and a dog with a happy ending. After a tough few months, I certainly do!
Please read this to your children, it is worth it.
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first time. Anyway, I reread it yesterday, after spending months online trying to find out what it was called. It's still utterly charming. It's completely divorced from reality, of course, but I tend to like my children's lit just that. Some people might find it a bit too cute and I understand that, but sometimes everyone needs to read a simple story about an old lady and a dog with a happy ending. After a tough few months, I certainly do!
Please read this to your children, it is worth it.
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Awards
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Children's Fiction — 1999)
Call number
J3I.Kin