Audiobook Dear Mr. Henshaw (Leigh Botts, #1) by Beverly Cleary in the ListenBook app
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Book description
Leigh Botts is drowning in silence. His lunch bag gets stolen. His dad's gone, just a voice on the phone. Sixth grade feels like a prison. Then he writes a letter. Not to a friend. To Mr. Henshaw. The author he idolizes. The man whose books are his only lifeline. He doesn't expect an answer. He's just trying to make the quiet scream stop.
This isn't just a kids' book. It's a raw, aching scream into the void, perfectly captured in the audiobook. You hear the tremor in Leigh's voice as he writes, the way his throat tightens when he talks about his dad. The narrator doesn't whisper; they embody that lonely kid, that furious, hopeful kid. You don't just read about the stolen lunches, you feel the cold, empty space in his stomach. You hear the frustration when he says, "I'm not a thief. I'm just a kid who's alone."
Beverly Cleary didn't just write stories; she gave kids permission to feel everything they were too scared to say. This is her masterpiece, the one that won the Newbery. And the audiobook? It's the only way to truly feel it. The words aren't just on a page; they're in your ear, sharp and real, like Leigh's own thoughts racing. When Mr. Henshaw finally writes back, it's not a fairy tale. It's a lifeline thrown to a kid who thought he was invisible. You hear the crack in the narrator's voice when Leigh reads it, the first time he feels seen.
It's not pretty. It's messy, like real childhood. The anger, the loneliness, the desperate need for someone to say, "I see you." Cleary nailed it because she knew that feeling. She grew up in Grant Park, Portland, and her characters weren't just characters-they were the kids in the schoolyard, the ones who felt everything too deeply. The fact that 91 million copies exist? That's not just sales. That's millions of kids whispering, "Me too," into their own silence.
This audiobook doesn't just tell you about Leigh's journey. It makes you live it. You're right there with him, writing that letter, holding your breath for the reply. You feel the weight of the absence, the sting of the stolen lunch, the fragile, terrifying hope when the envelope arrives. It's why Cleary won the National Book Award and the Newbery. Not for perfect stories, but for stories that hurt and heal exactly as real life does. You'll hear it in your own voice later, that quiet moment when you remember feeling utterly alone, and then-just like Leigh-someone finally spoke back. That's the power in this voice. That's why it's still shaking kids loose from their silence, 70 years later. Don't just read it. Let it hit you, loud and clear, in your ear.
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