{"id":383,"date":"2014-01-31T20:32:12","date_gmt":"2014-01-31T20:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside-of-a-dog.net\/?p=383"},"modified":"2019-01-07T14:54:08","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T14:54:08","slug":"henry-hikes-to-fitchburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inside-of-a-dog.net\/?p=383","title":{"rendered":"Henry Hikes to Fitchburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One summer day, Henry and
\nhis friend decided to go to
\nFitchburg to see the country.
\n“I’ll walk,” said Henry.
\n“It’s the fastest way to travel.”
\n“I’ll work,” Henry’s friend
\nsaid, “until I have the money
\nto buy a ticket to ride the
\ntrain to Flitchburg. We’ll see
\nwho gets there first!”<\/em><\/p>\n

Based on a passage from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden<\/em>, this book focuses on how there are many ways to reach the same destination.\u00a0 Some of them are more conventional.\u00a0 Some of them are quicker.\u00a0 Some of them are more fun.\u00a0 And all of them take effort, of one sort or another.<\/p>\n

Being thoughtful about the kind of effort is best suited to a particular task, rather than just hopping into the first thing that comes to mind is a good message for anyone.\u00a0 The boys like the racing aspect of the book, they like counting the money and the miles accumulated by the two bears, and they are always a bit surprised that the “winner” is ambiguous.<\/p>\n

While we really enjoy this book, we’ve tried out a few other in this series (Henry Builds a Cabin<\/em> and Henry’s Night<\/em>) that did not connect with the boys.\u00a0 Your mileage may vary.<\/p>\n

Author: D.B. Johnson
\nIllustrator: D.B. Johnson<\/p>\n