Wait and See

by Friso Henstra (Author, Illustrator)

Having only wanted to prove himself remarkable, a little man, saddened by the failure of three previous inventions, from sheer need creates something heralded by the world.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1978

About the author

Friso Henstra was a sculptor and book illustrator from the Netherlands. Born in Amsterdam in 1928, he was educated at Rijksacademie voor Beeldende Kunsten. After a fifteen-year career in sculpting, he began to develop as an illustrator and comic artist. His first work in this line was for such magazines as Madriil, Olidin and Kris-Kras. In 1968 Henstra began teaching at the Art Academy in Arnhem, where he worked for sixteen years. In that same year he illustrated De Koningskruistocht, the Dutch translation of American author Jay Williams' Tomorrow's Fire, and was invited to illustrate some of Wiliams' original American editions. His work on Williams' The Practical Princess was awarded the BIB (Biennale of Illustration Bratislava) 1969 Golden Apple. Many award-winning titles followed. Henstra began writing stories of his own in 1978, with Wait and See. He was awarded the prestigious Gouden Penseel award in 1992, for his work on Sylvia Hofsepian's Waarom Niet. Henstra died in 2013.

Reviews

[Kaylee · Rating 3 out of 5]

A pretty good children's book. Herman's first inventions were very clever, which made it sad that they failed, but often it's the small useful thing that is more impressive than a huge astounding thing.

This part still makes me chuckle: With a contented smile, the little man who called himself Mighty Herman lit a small cigar. This was a mistake. Smoking is always unhealthy, but it is especially unhealthy when you are hanging beneath a balloon.

This book is out of print, but I found two listings on openlibrary:
https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15871...
and https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15937...

On the right side, where it says "borrow ebook" it will take you to a pdf scan of the book. You'll need an account, but it's all free, just like a regular library. :)