Wake Up, Henry Rooster! Review

PUB DATE: May, 2006

ABOUT THE BOOK:
Henry’s a young rooster who loves to have fun. He plays cards with the goats, listens to moosic with the cows, and pops corn with the pigs. After a long night of fun, however, Henry just can’t get up early in the morning. His mom insists he’s not lazy; Henry just isn’t a morning rooster. But Henry’s father is off to a convention for a week – guess who must take his place and crow the sun up each morning?

Poor Henry. He’s just not cut out for this crowing business. But if he doesn’t find a way to make it to work on time, the sun won’t rise when it’s supposed to, the farmer and his wife will be late, and all the farm chores won’t get done. They’re all depending on Henry. Will he learn to be a morning rooster after all?

MICHAEL”S THOUGHTS:
This was one of the stories from the summer reading program story time and in the picture is the craft that was made to accompany the book.

This was a funny story and one that Michael said was almost like him. I have to tell you that Michael likes to sleep and he loves it when he can. I have to say that Michael has always been someone who likes to sleep.

Henry wasn’t a morning person but a night owl who would rather sleep during the day and have fun at night which is really funny seeing that he is a rooster.

When Henry’s father goes away to a convention Henry is forced to take his place.  The first morning Henry had a hard time to cock a doodle do because he stayed up late playing cards with the goats and popping corn with the pigs.

The next morning his mother had to shake him out of bed because he stayed out really late to play with the sheep and dance with the cows.

On the third day his mother over slept and was really upset at Henry because he stayed out really really late the night before and now everyone on the farm had over slept. Everyone was mad at Henry for not waking them up and they blamed Henry.

What was poor Henry to do? He tried to bribe his mother into waking the farm up but she couldnt’ because she was a hen. He tried to bribe his sisters, and his friend Betsy the cow. Finally Henry went to see the wise old goat for advise.

After seeing the wise old goat Henry had an idea. What do you think that idea was? Would it be the solution to his problem? Would he be able to wake himself and the farm up?

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