Henry and Mudge and the Funny Lunch Level 2 Reader (Henry and Mudge Ready-to-Read) [Paperback]

Cynthia Rylant (Author), Suçie Stevenson (Author), Carolyn Bracken (Illustrator)

Book Description

Every year Henry and his dad (with help from Mudge, of course) make Henry's mother a funny lunch for Mother's Day. Shopping for their juicy, crunchy surprise is fun, and preparing it is even more fun. But sharing it with Henry's mother is the most fun of all!

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

PreS-Gr. 2. Henry's gigantic, beloved hound Mudge is part of every scene in the twenty-fourth Ready-to-Read chapter book about their adventures. This time the focus is on Henry's bond with his dad as they plan and prepare a funny-food meal for Mother's Day. "Everyone loves Mudge," and everything is wonderfully idyllic with friends, family, and the small-town community. The best chapter is about shopping for ingredients; Mudge is welcome in the supermarket, where he has a great time sniffing at the shelves and grabbing a toddler's candy. Bracken's clear pen-and-ink and watercolor pictures also show the intriguing funny-food concoctions Dad and Henry whip up--from a Sweet Potato Shoe and a Tomato Snowman to a Pineapple Sofa--which are bound to get kids laughing, reading, and maybe cooking, too. Hazel Rochman
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Review

School Library Journal Bravo, Henry and Mudge. May they go on forever!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: Simon Spotlight (March 22, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689834446
• ISBN-13: 978-0689834448
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #275,684 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #83 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( R ) > Rylant, Cynthia

More About the Author

Cynthia Rylant is the author of numerous distinguished novels and picture books for young readers. In addition to her beginning-reader series: Henry and Mudge, Poppleton, and Mr. Putter and Tabby, as well as her Cobble Street Cousins early-chapter series, she is also the author of the Newbery Medal-winning Missing May, the Newbery Honor Book A Fine White Dust, and two Caldecott Honor-winning picture books.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars my early reader loves this, April 21, 2009

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M. Heiss (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Henry and Mudge and the Funny Lunch Level 2 Reader (Henry and Mudge Ready-to-Read) (Paperback)

This is our favorite of the Henry and Mudge books we have read so far. The illustrations are great and it shows a nice spark of creativity from Cynthia Rylant. We have read it many times. The reading level is perfect at level 2. Nice story, nice illustrations, nice challenge, nice humor. Kid-approved, Parent-approved.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just for Mother's Day, May 14, 2008

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Gwynne C. Spencer (Mancos, Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Henry and Mudge and the Funny Lunch (Henry & Mudge Books) (Library Binding)

Henry's dad helps him cut up the pineapple into a "pineapple sofa" and then make "people" out of fruit to sit on it, all as a surprise for mom on Mother's Day. In the tradition of PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD and APPLE PIGS, kids would love making their own apple people, peach people, plum people and fruity dogs after reading this story. Even Mudge will enjoy helping kids who want to start "cooking up reading."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mothers Day Lunch, February 8, 2007

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This review is from: Henry and Mudge and the Funny Lunch Level 2 Reader (Henry and Mudge Ready-to-Read) (Paperback)

The attractivness of this story is the special bond that has occurred with Henry and his family. He is so excited about Mothers Day "knowing" that he and dad will take a secret trip to get something special for mom. Arriving home they creatively make something together, that they think mom will just love! Mudge and his appetite just enhance the humor that makes this an all around fun story.