An enthusiastic little boy tries to be helpful, but only at Nursery School are his fumbling attempts appreciated. Henry really tries to help his mother round the house but his efforts always end in anarchy. He has a go at cleaning the whole bathroom, even polishing the mirror, but: "with Dad's face cloth!" cries Mum!" And he kindly paints a whole room (even the door handle!) blue: "What a mess." sighs Dad." But then Mum takes him to school for his first day, and the teacher is astonished at all the wonderful assistance she gets in cleaning up! "He was so helpful!" she says.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2003 by Andersen Press Ltd .

Ruth Brown has created a great many picture books for Andersen Press and is highly respected as an author and illustrator. She is married to artist Ken Brown and they have two grown-up sons and 1 grandson.