Owen

Henkes, K., Greenwillow Books., & South China Printing Co. (1993). Owen. New York: Greenwillow Books.

The way the author told the story seemed was very convincing.  Each time the mother and father tried to break Owen of his attachment to the blanket I was convinced it would work.  Each idea made me think about my future children and breaking them from a blanket, bottle or picifier.  The theme is significant to real life children who have that special item that they do not want to depart from.  This book could be used for other items, not just for a blanket.  If a teacher asks her class "What is one item you are not allowed to bring to school," every student probably would have that one item that goes/went everywhere with them until they started school. 

When comparing this book to another Kevin Henkes book I noticed great visual elements.  The characters in this story were mice and the expressions showed really portrayed the theme of the book.  When Owen learned he could not take the blanket to school, the small tear on his face really stood out to me in the illustration.    Both books had great illustrations even though one was in black and white.