Andrew Henry's Meadow by Doris Burn is a children's classic. This 40th Anniversary Edition will entertain children and adults alike. The creative antics of Andrew Henry Thatcher and his friends will inspire your imagination.
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About the Author
Doris Burn wrote and illustrated Andrew Henry's Meadow in 1965. Her son, Mark, inspired the story while they lived on Waldron Island in the San Juan Archipelago in Washington State. Waldron Island had no electricity, running water, telephones or stores of any kind. Doe would chop wood for the fire in her small cabin every morning. She kept a perpetual cup of hot tea brewing as she looked out at the beautiful Canadian Gulf Islands through her studio window. Doe now lives on Guemes Island, not far from Waldron. Her four children and thirteen grandchildren all share her love of the islands. She also wrote Summerfolk (1968) and The Tale of Lazy Lizard Canyon (1976) along with illustrating a dozen other books. Doris Burn passed away on March 9, 2011 at the age of 87. She leaves Andrew Henry's Meadow as a wonderful legacy for many more generations of children (and adults) to enjoy.
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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful
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I remembered this book from childhood, and when I was casting about for a gift for my young niece, I flashed on this. While it's true that this book might be better received by boys, what child can't help but be entranced by Andrew's Rube Goldberg-style houses and inventions? It wasn't until I reread it after buying it that I saw the logical fallacies in the story (for example, what did they eat in the meadow? and, since the whole story takes place in four days...well, let's just say that Andrew Henry is quite the engineer and contractor to build all those houses in such a short time).
But that's nitpicking, isn't it?
This is a fun story of 'misunderstood' youth and the families that love them. Great fun and highly reccommended.
PS> It occurs to me that there's no real synopsis of the book listed here, so I'll describe it in a nutshell. Andrew Henry is a young 'inventor' whose inventions drive his family to distraction. Feeling unloved, he sets out for a place where he can do as he pleases. After he finds the meadow of the title, he builds a house for himself, and is soon joined by several other children. Everyone gets their own house, and there's a happy ending.
But that's nitpicking, isn't it?
This is a fun story of 'misunderstood' youth and the families that love them. Great fun and highly reccommended.
PS> It occurs to me that there's no real synopsis of the book listed here, so I'll describe it in a nutshell. Andrew Henry is a young 'inventor' whose inventions drive his family to distraction. Feeling unloved, he sets out for a place where he can do as he pleases. After he finds the meadow of the title, he builds a house for himself, and is soon joined by several other children. Everyone gets their own house, and there's a happy ending.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Library Binding
As children, my brother and I never tired of this book as a bedtime story. The detailed pen-and-ink drawings were enough to lose yourself for hours, but the writing is also magical in its simplicity. Even the secondary characters are given a full life. I have used this book for classroom projects for the past ten years as a third grade teacher. It can be about such heady topics as belonging, self-confidence, independence, acceptance and family love or about seemingly simpler concepts such as architecture, friendship and dreaming. Althougb I have memorized the text, I desperately need my own copy as I gave my only one away to a friend's children years ago, before I realized that it was out-of-print.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Library Binding
This wonderfully illustrated book inspires and rekindles the imagination for anyone. Young Andrew Henry decides to run away from home one day; he takes his carpenter's set travels for a few hours and eventually he rests in a meadow. Andrew builds his house, then as other kids arrive at the meadow, Andrew builds their houses too. Andrew designs/builds each house for the kids to suit their hobbies. A bridge house with paddle wheels and sail boats, a tree-house with bird cages, anything you could imagine - he builds it. I remember having this book read to me when I was only 4 (27 years ago), reading it myself when I was 6 and reading it to cousins, nieces, nephews over the years. The book is out of print now (I gave my last copy away over 10 years ago). If you ever find it - it's a keeper! As a grown-up kid you could almost think the message may be "No matter how different we all are, we can all live together".
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
An obscure masterpiece
Why had I never heard of this book until my oldest child was 8 years old? I've even been to Waldron Island where the author lived when she wrote it. This book is a masterpiece. Read more
Published 26 days ago by Noel McHugh
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Story
This book was purchased as part of a children's museum exhibit on fort-building and children's special places. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Rickyg1974
5.0 out of 5 stars
Like having a time machine
It took me the better part of seven years to first remember the title of this beautifully illustrated story and then find it, but it was worth the wait. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jarrod M. Reid
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best kid's book ever!
Andrew Henry's Meadow is a wonder for kids through 5th grade. Who wouldn't want to live in a tree house? Or a river boat house? Or a rabbit house? Read more
Published 11 months ago by Joan K. Eng
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great!! Awesome!!
I loved this book as a child and was pleased to find it on Amazon.com. I received exactly what I was promised.
Published 12 months ago by Shalamander
5.0 out of 5 stars
great book
one of my favorite books as a child, and still a great one. Andrew Henry's meadow is a picture of the childhood most children and lots of adults want.
Published 13 months ago by Karen D
4.0 out of 5 stars
Andrew Henry's Meadow
My grandson Timothy loved it. He is just starting out as a reader. A story like this, I hope will encorage him to read often.
Published 13 months ago by Kathy Seymour
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great story for all ages
I used to read Andrew Henry's Meadow to my youngest son years ago--he often picked it out at the library. I was delighted to find it and gave it to him for his birthday this year. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Martha R. Wiersema
5.0 out of 5 stars
All-time Favorite Children's Book
This book was given to my son (who is now over 50 and a grandfather) by his godparents when he was very young. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Northwest Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love the illustrations!
I heard about the creative illustrations of houses built by an inventive boy, which is why I bought the book. Andrew Henry liked to build things. Read more
Published on April 12, 2011 by Zing Nafzinger
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