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'Meet Henrietta P. Hoppenbeek the First - she's one of a kind. Four charming and hilarious full-colour stories together in one big book, including CBCA Honour Book Henrietta and the Perfect Night, whimsically illustrated and full of life.
'Hello everybody, it's me, Henrietta. I have a baby brother, two white mice, a chocolate-coloured dog, a woolly mammoth, two long green socks with toes,
one pickle-eating best friend, a bathtub for sailing in, and definitely a huge HUGE amount of discoveries to discover. And if anyone tells you I make things up, you'd better believe it…
'These four irresistible stories, full of funny thoughts and adventures, are perfect for curious children with curly imaginations.'(Publication summary)
Contents
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Henrietta : There's No One Better,
single work
children's fiction
children's
'I'm Henrietta P. Hoppenbeek the First. I have a baby brother, two white mice, a chocolate-coloured dog, a woolly mammoth, two long green socks with toes, one pickle-eating best friend, a bathtub for sailing in, and definitely a huge HUGE amount of discoveries to discover... And if anyone tells you I make things up, you better believe it.
'Henrietta's books are full of funny thoughts and adventures. They're perfect for young children and anyone else with a curly imagination.
'Henrietta there's no one better
'Henrietta the great go-getter
'Henrietta gets a letter' (Publication summary)
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Henrietta the Great Go-Getter,
single work
children's fiction
children's
'Hello everybody, it's me, Henrietta (future Queen of the Wide Wide Long Cool Coast of the Lost Socks), and my brother Albert, who dribbles and dribbles (but he can't help it), and my best friend Olive Higgie (who has been known to eat pickles). And we've got an EMERGENCY DILEMMA to attend to. We absolutely have to find a home for the Rietta because it's lost and its spots are fading. '(Publication summary)
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Henrietta Gets a Letter,
single work
children's fiction
children's
'The third fabulous Henrietta story. When Henrietta sets a trap for 'something' under her bed, she finds a teeny tiny person with wings. It's Mabel May Hissop, a fairy with boyfriend trouble. With Mabel's special silver key and an invitation to the Big Bunch of Small Creatures Ball, Henrietta opens the door to a very sparkly adventure. ' (Publication summary)
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Henrietta and the Perfect Night,
single work
children's fiction
children's
'Hello everybody, it's me. Henrietta the Great Go-Getter, and I'm having a big think. Right now I'm thinking I'd like a baby sister, so I can dress her up in different sorts of hats. But Mum says we'll have to wait and see. I'm terrible at waiting...Meanwhile, I'm an explorer of life, and that includes trees, bugs, animals and all mysteries. I'm going to school for the very first time, which means I might have to go as a spy so that I can have a secret peep inside.....When Henrietta sees Olive Higgie crying in the classroom, she goes on a rescue mission and finds that you only need one friend in a room full of strangers to feel perfectly happy...Henrietta's stories are full of funny thoughts and discoveries, and maybe the best are the ones that take a long time to come.' (Publication summary)
