Chester's Way

Name: Chester's Way
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Kevin Henkes
ISBN: 9781430115212

Author: Kevin Henkes

Narrator: Laura Hamilton

Unabridged: 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Live Oak Media

Published: 01/01/2004

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

Chester always eats the same things for breakfast, double-knots his shoes, and gets out of bed on the same side, and so does his best friend Wilson. Then Lilly moves into the neighborhood. Everything she does is different, and at first Chester and Wilson don’t like her. It isn’t until Lilly’s differences save them from bullies that they begin to realize that sometimes being different can be a good thing. A ListenUp Audiobooks production.

About Kevin Henkes

Kevin Henkes has been praised both as a writer and as an illustrator and is the recipient of the Children’s Literature Legacy Award for his lasting contribution to literature for children. He received the Caldecott Medal for Kitten’s First Full Moon; Caldecott Honors for Waiting and Owen; two Newbery Honors, one for Olive’s Ocean and one for The Year of Billy Miller; and Geisel Honors for Waiting and Penny and Her Marble. His other books include The World and Everything in It; A House; A Parade of Elephants; Chrysanthemum; and the beloved Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse. Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lisa

Ha ha ha. Three blind mice. (see Halloween costumes inside the book) I just love this author/illustrator. He’s so vividly remembers childhood. His illustrations, which wouldn’t appeal to me that much outside of any context, work so well in this book. They’re adorable. This is a wonderful story, one tha......more

Goodreads review by Abigail

Kevin Henkes' "Mouse Tales" are always a pleasure, pairing adorable illustrations and pitch-perfect textual evocations of the experiences of early childhood. Owen, which was a Caldecott Honor Book, explores the issue of a young mouse's attachment to his security blanket, while the marvelous C......more

Goodreads review by Morgan

Cute story about accepting people as they are.......more