"From Super Bowl champion and literacy crusader Malcolm Mitchell comes an exciting new story that shows even reluctant readers that there is a book out there for everyone!
Meet Henley, an all-around good kid, who hates to read. When he's supposed to be reading, he would rather do anything else. But one day, he gets the scariest homework assignment in the world: find your favorite book to share with the class tomorrow.
What's a kid to do? How can Henley find a story that speaks to everything inside of him?
Malcolm Mitchell, bestselling author of The Magician's Hat, pulls from his own literary triumph to deliver another hilarious and empowering picture book for readers of all abilities. Through his advocacy and his books, Malcolm imparts the important message that every story has the potential to become a favorite."
Meet Henley, an all-around good kid, who hates to read. When he's supposed to be reading, he would rather do anything else. But one day, he gets the scariest homework assignment in the world: find your favorite book to share with the class tomorrow.
What's a kid to do? How can Henley find a story that speaks to everything inside of him?
Malcolm Mitchell, bestselling author of The Magician's Hat, pulls from his own literary triumph to deliver another hilarious and empowering picture book for readers of all abilities. Through his advocacy and his books, Malcolm imparts the important message that every story has the potential to become a favorite."
Just one more book until I've finished the picture books in the Scholastic book box. I've enjoyed being an insider even if I did receive some books that I won't use in my classroom. This one is definitely one of my favorites that I was lucky enough to receive.
My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World is the story of a boy named Henley who struggles to read. He gets nervous when it's his turn to read, but he does like to read and look at the pictures. One day his teacher gives him a homework assignment to bring his favorite book to school the next day to share with the class. The only problem is that Henley doesn't know what his favorite book is. Henley sets out on a quest to find his favorite book in the whole wide world.
I love that this book is written by a sports star and that Mitchell struggled with reading. The beginning gives a brief background of Malcolm's life. It never says that he has dyslexia, but it is definitely implied that he has dyslexia which impacted his reading. I would honestly love for there to be a book of him or even Henley talking about how he struggled with reading, found out he had dyslexia, and the process of learning to read with this. But this book puts it out there that if you can't find your path or favorite of something, you can just make your own. I also love that this is a book within a book. The book that Henley talks about in the book is the book that we are all reading. It's just a fun little tidbit that doesn't make us wonder what his favorite book was about because we are reading it! The illustrations in this book were super simple but super adorable. I loved that the colors were bright and vivid and that the pages were glossy paper.
This book is really cute. I think that kids might connect with this book because they too struggle with reading. But some may also read this book because it is written by a famous football player. I give this book 5 stars!
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