Henry at Home
by Megan Maynor
illustrated by Alea Marley
Clarion Books, 2021
As long as there has been a Henry and Liza, they have always done everything together. Haircuts, birthday parties, tree climbing, even flu shots. Liza and Henry. Henry and Liza. But that all changes when Liza starts school for the first time. How can she do this to Henry?
The love between a brother and sister shines through in this heartwarming and reassuring book about a common childhood transition—an older sibling starting school and leaving the younger one behind.
ISBN-10 : 1328916758
ISBN-13 : 978-1328916754
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Reviews & Recognition
✨ Junior Library Guild Selection
✨ MN Book Award Finalist, 2022
“This book deftly explores a topic not often seen in the back-to-school genre: the experience of the younger sibling.”
—Kirkus
“Younger siblings or those worried about distance weakening close bonds will find reassurance in this tender narrative.”
—Publisher’s Weekly
“Henry at Home is an excellent reminder that precious relationships can survive great change and that independence can strengthen, not threaten, a special bond.”
—BookPage
“This story validates children’s fear of change and separation from a loved one but also offers assurance that these feelings pass, and that moments apart are not only productive for our self-growth, but they also make the time we do spend together all the more special.”
—Horn Book
“Cartoon-style illustrations, rendered in Procreate and finished in Photoshop, capture the children’s warm relationship as the text gently demonstrates that Henry and Liza can develop their own interests while staying close and loving.”