Henry the Heron couldn’t stand still! He was always moving, and it drove everyone crazy! His brother and sister yelled at him for stepping on their heads, and Mom and Dad could barely get food into his little baby mouth. But herons have to stand still to catch their food, so how would Henry ever be able to eat on his own? In Henry, the Impatient Heron, Donna Love takes readers along with Henry as he learns a valuable lesson from the King of Camouflage! Hilarious and lighthearted illustrations by Christina Wald complement the important lesson in the text. It is a meaningful lesson for both herons and kids alike, which teaches the importance of just being still!

Written by Donna Love	32 pg, 8.5" x 10", ages 4-8, Lexile: 760 Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-934359-90-7, $16.95 Paperback ISBN: 978-1-607180-35-7, $8.95
Illustrated by Christina Wald
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“Thanks to Donna Love’s attention to accuracy and details, Henry the Impatient Heron is not only a clever book that provides copious information about herons while simultaneously teaching a life-skills lesson - it is also a beautiful book. Illustrator Christina Wald carefully depicts the wetlands with attention to fish, amphibians, insects, and vegetation on every page.” - Epinions

“Young readers are going to enjoy this story because they are likely to understand firsthand the difficulty of staying still. Love's story does a great job of portraying both the negatives and positives of patience. Those lacking the finer patience skills will benefit from seeing how with a little effort we can all learn to be patient and therein tackle even our greatest challenges.” – Ready Set Read Reviews

“Small children are wiggle worms as well! They are always on the move, and the word ‘patience’ has yet to be added to their vocabulary. So they will be able to identify with and be delighted by this wonderful tale. Parents and teachers will also appreciate all the great educational information that is seamlessly interwoven into the captivating story—a trademark of all Sylvan Dell titles.” - The National Writing for Children Center

Author/Illustrator Info:

Donna Love (Henry the Impatient Heron) is an award-winning author who lives in Montana, where her husband is a district ranger in the Lolo National Forest. Two of their three children are now in college. Donna's first books include Loons, Diving Birds of the North, and Awesome Ospreys, Fishing Birds of the World. Awesome Ospreys became a Skipping Stones Press Honor Award Winner in 2006, for promoting ecological understanding and cooperation around the world. With a background in art education, Donna substitute teaches at the elementary and high school level. Throughout her years as a substitue and while raising her own children, she found she had a gift for explaining nature to children. With the help of Henry the Impatient Heron (Sylvan Dell Publishing, Spring 2009), she hopes to share that gift with others, tuning children into nature and science through literature. Visit her website at http://www.donnalove.com.

Christina Wald (Henry the Impatient Heron) has illustrated for a wide variety of toys, games, books, and magazines. From a book that featured hundreds of animals on each page (Look, Find, and Learn: Animals of the World) to games including the Star Wars role playing game series, every assignment covers something new and exciting. In recent years, she has illustrated tons (literally) of different animals for books and other publications. From herons to horses, she says that each new book is a fascinating new learning experience and the research is an integral part of the process of creating illustrations. For Little Red Bat, she visited a couple in Ft. Wayne, Indiana who rescue bats of many species. Luckily, they had a red bat family (a mother and three babies) that they were preparing to release back into the wild. She lives in Ohio with her husband and two geriatric cats. When not illustrating, she enjoys movies, travel, and reading. Visit Christina's website.

Donna Love having fun with the children at Franklin Elementary
demonstrating how Herons Fly