A review by watkins
Baloney, Henry P. by Jon Scieszka

3.0

There are several different aspects of this book. It begins with Henry P. Balony making up an excuse for why he was late to class. He spins an imaginative tale filled with seemingly nonsense words. The illustrations use many different images to create a picture of what might be going on in Henry's head as he tries create an excuse that will keep him out of "Permanent Lifelong Detention." Henry escaps PLD because the assignment for the day was to write a tall tale. This is a great book to use as a gateway to more traditional tall tales.