Henry Shortbull Swallows the Sun

Pfeffernut County

by Jill Kalz, Jill Kalz

Kalz, Jill

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Library Binding

First published July 1, 2007

About the author

Jill Kalz is the author of The Winter Bees (November 2018, Minneopa Valley Press) — a collection of short fiction — and more than 70 titles for children, including the Tuckerbean beginning-reader series and the picture book Farmer Cap (Pfeffernut County series), finalist for a 2008 Minnesota Book Award and winner of the Readers' Choice Award and an AEP Distinguished Achievement Award. Kalz has also published poetry in the Nebraska Review, the Ohio Review, Cream City Review, and other magazines. She works as a children's book editor and lives in Minnesota.

Reviews

[Phillip · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 Stars

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

My son really liked that this was also in the Pfeffernut County series like Farmer Cap, which he thoroughly enjoyed. I don't think this one had quite the impact though. Maybe its that his idea to swallow the sun is so ridiculous that it doesn't seem like greediness to me. What his grandmother says about having all he needs in family and friends that love him is a great lesson, but for some reason it didn't resonate with me.