Ahoy there me mateys! Here I take a second look at a previously enjoyed novel and give me crew me second reflections, as it were, upon visitin’ it again.

Aye, another Newbery winner. This is a sweet and realistic tale of Leigh Botts as told through letters that he writes to Mr. Henshaw, his favourite author. This was one of those books that reminded me of me divorced family when I was a kid. I loved Leigh Botts and his letters to and from Mr. Henshaw. I loved Leigh’s mother. I loved that Leigh’s dad was problematic but that he wasn’t the worst father in the world like mine was. Listening to this one on audiobook was wonderful. This is just a snippet of looking into the life of a young, troubled kid but it ends with hope. This remains the best Beverly Cleary book I ever read.

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