Author - Beverly Cleary
Illustrated - Paul O. Zelinsky
Publisher - Dell, 1983.
Page #'s - 134
Rating - 3.5/5
Dear Mr. Henshaw is a tale of a young boy who writes to is favorite author, Mr. Henshaw. The story is mostly told through the main character, Leigh, and his letters or journal entries. We come to find that Leigh is struggling with issues like divorce, having no friends, wanting to be an author, missing his father, and his lunch always getting stolen. Through the course of the tale, many of the issues are resolved and Leigh even becomes a better writer.
The tale was interesting in how it was delivered. The letters were always written by Leigh and you find out the reactions of Mr. Henshaw through Leigh's responses. It is a touching story of acceptance and survival at a new school. It is also quite humorous.
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