Episode 176: Dear Mr. Henshaw
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Dear Mr. Henshaw
It’s Week 2 of Manuary 2022 and Alli and her guest turn their attention to Beverly Cleary’s Newbery Medal-winning novel, Dear Mr. Henshaw. Their discussion covers everything from Beverly Cleary’s legacy and the way the book offers an unfiltered look at divorce from a child’s perspective to writing advice and class. Guest Jeff Zentner also shares how he’s been influenced by Dear Mr. Henshaw and Beverly Cleary.
Jeff Zentner is the award-winning, critically-acclaimed author of The Serpent King, In the Wild Light, Goodbye Days, and Rayne and Delilah’s Midnite Matinee. Follow him on Instagram (@jeffzentner) and Twitter (@jeffzentner).
CHECK OUT OTHER BEVERLY CLEARY EPISODES:
Episode 18: Beezus and Ramona (with Penny Luksic)
Episode 129: The Mouse and the Motorcycle (with Anand Kalra)
CHECK OUT JEFF’S BOOKS:
Rayne and Delilah’s Midnite Matinee
CHECK OUT JEFF’S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt
MORE READING:
“Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary” (The Best Children’s Books)
“Dear Mr. Henshaw” (Kirkus, 1983)
“From Our Bookshelves: Dear Mr. Henshaw” (The Harvard Crimson, 2021)
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