2008 Caldecott Award Book

Kadir. (2007). Henry's freedom box. New York: Scholastic.



Henry has a child had to endure the struggles that enslaved children experienced. As an adult, Henry marries and decides that he needs his freedom that he dreamed of as a child. He devises a plan to mail himself in a crate North. He endures a dangerous trip to finally reach freedom.



I loved the illustrations of this book. Henry's Freedom Box addresses the affects that slavery had on children. It celebrates the will and determination of individuals has they try to make a better life for their families and themselves.



I love multicultural books because they give others of a different ethnic groups a chance to experience the lives and struggles of others. This book also exposes children to controversial issues in a manner that hey can understand.



I think that this book reflects to children how slavery affected even children. This book will allow children to take a walk through slavery through the eyes of children and realize what enslaved individuals were willing to do in order for them to be free, as all humans were intended to be.