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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2017 · Est. 10 min read-aloud
Hattie and Hudson
Written and illustrated by Chris Van Dusen
A girl befriends a lake beast, challenging her town's fears.
40 pages· 1,253 words· Est. 10 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Hattie McFadden, an adventurous young girl, discovers a giant creature in the lake. While the townspeople panic, Hattie sees kindness in the beast's eyes and names him Hudson. As their friendship grows, Hattie faces the challenge of convincing the fearful town that Hudson is harmless. Can she change their minds and prove that appearances can be deceiving? Dive into a tale of courage, friendship, and acceptance, where one girl's belief in the good challenges the prejudices of an entire community.
From the publisher
A little girl and her colossal friend teach a monster-size lesson about prejudging others in a charming offering from Chris Van Dusen.
Hattie McFadden is a born explorer. Every morning she grabs her life jacket and paddles out in her canoe to discover something new on the lake, singing a little song on her way. When her singing draws up from the depths a huge mysterious beast, everyone in town is terrified — except Hattie, who looks into the creature’s friendly, curious eyes and knows that this is no monster. So Hattie sneaks out at night to see the giant — whom she names Hudson — and the two become friends. But how can she make the frightened, hostile townspeople see that Hudson isn’t scary or dangerous at all? Chris Van Dusen brings his colorful, perspective-bending artwork to this satisfying new story about acceptance, friendship, and sticking up for those who are different.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 40
- Words
- 1,253
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD640L
What readers & critics say
Reviews
5.0
out of 7
“Outdoor enthusiasts will celebrate this brave young heroine as she schools the town on acceptance.”
Kirkus
Critic
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.7
- F&P level
- ~P
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 195324
Publication
- Published
- January 1, 2017
- First published
- May 9, 2017
- Publisher
- Candlewick
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
- Text details
- This book was typeset in Cushing.
- Illustration details
- The illustrations were done in gouache.
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780763665456
- LCCN
- 2015933241
- OCLC
- 993679603
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