Comments on: Owen by Kevin Henkes

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By: caribookscoops

caribookscoops — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:42:18 +0000

Britt – It only took me two days to figure out that the comments were off. So glad you came back. It cracks me up that your little one is attached to hand towels, but as you say it’s not one in particular.

Fulano – I think you are right. Blankets are comforting because it’s like an embrace of a loved one. I think that is one of the reasons why my daughter loves her blanket so much. It stays with her through the night and comforts her even when mom and dad are not there.

Belinda – Another Owen fan. This is one of my new favorite books and I suspect that at no age will my daughter be ready for her blanket to be cut-up.

By: Belinda

Belinda — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:38:49 +0000

Ohhh…we LOVE Owen here. My daughter is 9 now, but we used to love this book. She still sleeps with her blankie and every so often I ask if it’s time to cut “him” up in hankies. I get a very strong ‘NO!’ Great review and I like the style. B.

By: Fulano

Fulano — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:04:15 +0000

Great scoop on Owen’s blankie. That book is a classic cause it hits home for almost all kids, yes even me. I had a blankie which I dearly loved. Infact it was used by other siblings as a way to torture me. They would steal it, hide it and dangle it in front of me with the sole purpose of making me cry. None the less I always found a way to rescue my blankie from the treterous grasp of evil vilans and then comfort it with warm hugs and cuddles.

I think most kids like their blakie because it is like the embrace of a loved one wrapped around you with warmth, peace, security and comfort. There were many nights my beloved blankie did that for me.

By: Britt

Britt — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:34:32 +0000

Yay, you turned the comments on!
So, I loved this review! This style is great!
The book looks soooo cute. I have got to clear hold spots!

(And, yeah, at our house it’s hand towels…. at least he’s not attached to just one of them.)