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Sheila Rae, The Brave
''Sheila Rae, the Brave'' is a children's picture book A picture book combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, most often aimed at young children. With the narrative told primarily through text, they are distinct from comics, which do so primarily through sequential images. The images ... written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes and published by HarperCollins and Living Books, The Living Books Company. It is his seventh book and the second of the Mouse Books series, preceded by ''A Weekend with Wendell'' and followed by ''Chester's Way''. Plot summary Sheila Rae is a mouse who boastfully claims she is not afraid of anything. She recklessly shows off in front of her friends and classmates acts of bravery such as tying Wendell with her skipping rope for snatching it. In addition, she teases her little sister, Louise, for being afraid of little things. But one day when Sheila Rae wanders down a strange route on her way home from school, Louise gets the better of he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Henkes
Kevin Henkes (born November 27, 1960) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. As an illustrator he won the Caldecott Medal for '' Kitten's First Full Moon'' (2004). Two of his books were Newbery Medal Honor Books, '' Olive's Ocean'' in 2004 and '' The Year of Billy Miller'' in 2014. His picture book '' Waiting'' was named both a 2016 Caldecott Honor Book and a Geisel Honor Book. It was only the second time any author has won that combination of awards. Career Kevin Henkes (pronounced HANK-us) thought he would be an artist until his junior year of high school when one of his teachers encouraged him in his writing efforts. He discovered that children's books combined both his literary and artistic interests. Henkes writes and illustrates children's picture books, many of which feature mice as their main characters. He also writes middle-grade fiction. Henkes wrote his first book during his freshman year in college. The book's theme deals with how a child desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |