Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night

Written by Cynthia Rylant

Narrated by George Guidall

Henry and his dog Mudge go camping with Henry's parents in this seventeenth Ready-to-Read book of their adventures.

 

It's time for a camping trip with Henry's parents! They'll go on hikes and smell good smells. They'll see deer and raccoons and waterfalls and rainbows. Henry's mother will cook camp food and Henry's father will sing sappy old songs, and they'll all lie on their backs and look at the stars (except for Mudge—he'll chew on a log, instead). And at the end of a perfect day, Henry and Mudge will snuggle in their tent and dream wonderful green dreams.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Oct 31, 2008
• ISBN: 9781436188661

Cynthia Rylant

Cynthia Rylant is a Newbery Medalist and the author of many acclaimed books for young people. She’s well known for her popular characters for early readers, including Mr. Putter & Tabby and Henry & Mudge. She lives in the Pacific Northwest. cynthiarylant.com

Reviews for Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night

[cheryl_in_cc_nv · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Not quite as lovely as the title implies, somehow, but still - I would love to be part of this family.

[mckennamiller · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love all of the Henry and Mudge books. They have such simplistic and powerful messages and don't have any of the qualities that I hate in children's books such as bickering or stereotypical gender roles. I also think the integration of the illustrations with the text are done perfectly and add a lot to the story.

[amy_marie_403515 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Henry and Mudge go camping! They explore the nature and animals, Henry's mom is a camping pro while Henry's dad just comes along with a guitar and a smile. They look at starts and spend the night safe and surrounded by nature. Mudge humorously finds and eats food the whole trip.

[renee0sutter · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

In this book Henry, his parents, and Mudge go on a camping trip. Henry's mother is the outdoors person. "She knew all about camping....Henry's dad didn't know anything about camping. He just came with a guitar and a smile." In the first chapter, they prepare and pack, and Henry imagines the animals they might see, including, maybe, a scary bear. Then they set up camp, and Henry sees wonderful things, including a fish and a deer, a waterfall and a rainbow. In another chapter, Henry and his parents they examine the constellations. This is a great story to build vocabulary about camping and the outdoors