Care of Henry

Anne Fine
Illustrator: Paul Howard

Hugo devises a complicated but foolproof way of deciding where to stay while his mum's in hospital having her baby.

He tests his potential hosts, based on some very important questions about food, strictness and access to the television - but the clincher is the one about his dog, Henry.

Publisher: Walker Books

About the author

Anne Fine

Children's Laureate 2001-2003
Born in the Midlands, Anne Fine studied politics and history before publishing her first children's book The Summer House Loon, in 1978. Since then, she has written books for both children and adults, including the award-winning Flour Babies, Bill's New Frock and The Tulip Touch. Her book Goggle-Eyes won the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (1990) and was adapted for BBC Television; and Madame Doubtfire was filmed by Twentieth Century Fox as 'Mrs Doubtfire', starring Robin Williams.

As the second Children's Laureate (2001-2003) Anne campaigned to raise the profile of public libraries, as well as launching the My Home Library Scheme, encouraging children to build their own libraries at home.

Find out more about Anne Fine at her website or at the Contemporary Writers website.

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What families say

It was good when Hugo rang Granny and Granny told him she was going to give all the nice things to Henry the dog including a glass of wine! I really liked the part where Hugo decided not to use all the ticks and crosses on the chart but decided to go with his heart. It was funny when Hugo bumped into the man at the hospital who had given him the idea about the tick chart when he visited his house to see if he wanted to buy it. Hugo gave the man some advice about using his heart to make his own choices.

Rating: 5 star

Year 2 SW / EG

Ballaquayle Infants

18 November 2011