Summary
Level 2: Reading Independently
* More complex stories
* Varied sentence structure
* Paragraphs and short chapters
Mom and Dad are all dressed up for the Valentine's Day Dance.
But not Henry and Mudge; they hate all that mushy stuff. They're going to play at Mrs. Hopper's house.
But Mrs. Hopper's not just any boring baby-sitter. She has a room just full of costumes and surprises. And by the end of the night Henry and Mudge just might find themselves sweet on fashion!
Cynthia Rylant was born on June 6, 1954 in Hopewell, Virginia. She attended and received degrees at Morris Harvey College, Marshall University, and Kent State University.
Rylant worked as an English professor and at the children's department of a public library, where she first discovered her love of children's literature.
She has written more than 100 children's books in English and Spanish, including works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Her novel Missing May won the 1993 Newbery Medal and A Fine White Dust was a 1987 Newbery Honor book. Rylant wrote A Kindness, Soda Jerk, and A Couple of Kooks and Other Stories, which were named as Best Book for Young Adults. When I was Young in the Mountains and The Relatives Came won the Caldecott Award.
She has many popular picture books series, including Henry and Mudge, Mr. Putter and Tabby and High-Rise Private Eyes. (Bowker Author Biography)
