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Penny And Her Doll (2012)

by Kevin Henkes(Favorite Author)

3.9 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0062081993 (ISBN13: 9780062081995)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Children's

review 1: Penny and Her Doll by Kevin Henkes is a short chapter book novella about Penny's gift she receives in the mail from Gram. Gram sent her a doll with pink cheeks, a pink dress and big buttons. Penny loved her gift more than anything but as Dad said, everyone needs a name. Penny cannot decide on a good name for her doll and after much debate decides it will come to her when the time is right. Penny showed her the whole house including the bedroom and the bathroom. Then they went outside to the garden, where Penny was when she first got the doll. She then realized that she was smelling the roses when the box from Gram was delivered. She decided Rose was the perfect name for her doll. This book was a very simple text with chapters and illustrations that made it seem longer than... more it actually was. I feel this is a great quality for children's books because it makes them feel "big" and "smart" for reading books with chapters and with more pages than that of a usual picture book. I recommend any second grader or a third grader to read this book.
review 2: Penny receives a surprise box in the mail form her Gram. Penny loves the doll. She showed the doll to her mam, to her papa, and to the babies. When papa asked Penny what her doll’s name is, Penny realizes that she does not have name and after some hard thinking Penny comes up with a name “Rose”. This book is meant for younger children because of the problem that the little mouse encounter which I don’t think it’s really a problem. This book was not that interesting to me because it was not a problem in which I could relate. I tend to like books in which I can relate. Maybe younger children can relate to this problem and may like this book. We could use this for younger children and talk about the importance of a name. less

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