Henry Hikes to Fitchburg

A New York Times Bestselling picture book inspired by the life of Henry David Thoreau

"A masterpiece."--Daniel Pinkwater, NPR Weekend Edition​

Inspired by a passage from Walden, this story follows two friends who have very different approaches to life. When the two agree to meet one evening in Fitchburg, which is thirty miles away, each decides to get there in his own way. The two have drastically different journeys...with surprisingly similar results.

The Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and Ezra Jack Keats Writer Award winning Henry Hikes to Fitchburg is the first book in the Henry series.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 10/01/2006
ISBN: 9780618737499
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 9.04h x 10.44w x 0.12d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 12/04/2006 pg. 60

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 41858 / Henry Hikes to Fitchburg
Reading Level: 2.1 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5