He's on the hunt to find his favorite book after his teacher assigned him and his classmates to bring a favorite book to school to share with the class. My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World introduced Henley. He said he related himself to Henley about what he thought of some books and also because they both wear glasses! My nine-year-old son read it that first day I opened the bookmail. How some stories are boring that the book should be used as a pillow or if it could swim any good at the town's swimming pool. I liked the organization of the story and definitely the humor about books. Good thing I also enjoyed it so I don't mind the repetition. I can see we will be reading this same book every night for awhile. She loved this book because after I read, she pulled the book to herself to flip through it again. I read it again for her that night at bedtime. I started reading My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World to my 16-month-old daughter on and finished it that same afternoon.
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