Without Henry, wildflowers would go unwatered in dry weather and rivers would have no crossing stones. Without him, who would bring news of coming storms?
Henry works, but no one seems to notice.
“You’re not doing anything today,” his friend says. “Come fishing with me.”
“Not today,” says Henry as he digs up a healing plant for a neighbor. Though he never gets paid, Henry works for more than money.
In this fourth book about Henry David Thoreau, D. B. Johnson’s quiet story flows through morning mist to evening’s glow, when, at last, Henry’s most important work is revealed!
In his fourth and finest story about a bear modeled after Henry David Thoreau, Johnson successfully conveys the writer’s idea of “real work.”
School Library Journal
September 2004
…this slice-of-life portrait of a person attuned to, and comfortable in, the entire world around him never comes off as arty or artificial.
Starred Review
Kirkus Reviews
July 15, 2004
With a quiet humor and attention to natural settings, Johnson respectfully conveys Thoreau’s philosophy of simplicity.
