| READY-TO-READ [genet : re Cold Shivers Story by Cynthia Rylant Pictures by Sucie Stevenson WINNERS OF THE THEODOR SbUSS GEISEL AWARDHenry and Mudge GET THE Cold Shivers The Seventh Book of Their Adventures Henry and Mudge have had many adventures together and you can read them all! Look for these great stories: Henry and Mudge omy and Mudge in Puddle Trouble Henry and Mudge inthe Geen Time Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon Henry and Mudge inthe Sparkle Days \ Henry and Mudge and the Forever Sea Henry and Mudge Get the Cold Shivers Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat ny and Mean th Bde Toanps Henry and Mudge Tae he Bi et Henry and Nudgeand she Lang Weekend Tmt and Mudge andthe Wid Wind Henry and Mend the Careful Cousin Henry and Mudge and the Best Day of All { Hem and Mugen the amy Tes Henry and Medgeand the Seay Crackers . Henry and ude ar th Stary Night Story by Cynthia Rylant Henry and Mudge an Arte Good Nove Henry and Mudge andthe Snowman Plan . . 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READY-TO-READ da etored trademark of Sion & Schuster, Ie ron & Schuster Book for Youn Readers Edition, ‘Ale walabe in The text of this bok wat et in 18 pone Goa The trations were erred in evan ink and watercolor (inte ard bound in dhe United Sees of Ameticn W029 28 27-26 28 24 28-23 The Libary of Congres has ataloged the hardcover edition a flloms: Hylan, Cyan Hey aad Ma gt the cl shivers: the seventh ook of heir ilycneares J try by Cynthia Rylan ctr by Suge Stevenson Siommay: When Made gets sek unexpectedly Henry does all he ‘a tv moke hi el ete. 11. ys-Pltion, 2 SiekFetion] 1. Stevenson, Sigg lL I Te PeTK9NmNy, 194 20 9845585 ISBN 0689810148 (he) 0.689:810156 (pbk) IStN-1; 9798.0-680.81018-2 (alin pk) so 1a Contents The Sick Day The Vet A Big Kiss 5 19 37The Sick Day Henry’s big dog Mudge loved Henry’s sick days.When Henry had a sore throat or a fever or a bad cough, he stayed home from school in bed. In the morning Henry’s mother brought him orange Popsicles, comic books, and crackers.In the evening Henry’s father brought him grape Popsicles, comic books, and crackers. K =Mudge got the crackers again. y) Mudge loved sick days. &® 10 But even though he loved Henry’s sick days, no one ever thought that Mudge would get sick.No one ever thought that Mudge could catch germs. But he could, and one day he caught a lot of them. When Henry woke up and jumped out of bed, Mudge didn’t move. He didn’t get up. He didn’t lick Henry’s face. tHe didn’t even shake Henry’s hand, and he always shook Henry’s hand in the morning. He just looked at Henry and wagged his tail a little.Henry and Henry’s mother looked at Mudge and worried. “Something's wrong,” said Henry. His mother nodded her head. “Mudge must be sick,” said Henry. His mother nodded her head again. “Mudge,” said Henry, “are you just wanting some crackers?” But Mudge didn’t want crackers. Mudge was sick— and he didn’t even read comic books.“Hop, Mudge,” Henry said again. Mudge yawned and drooled on Henry's hand. Ee we WH sg ¥ “Hop in, Mudge,” said Henry. Mudge sat down on Henry’s foot. 20 21“Bath time, Mudge,” Henry said, and Mudge hopped right in the car. They drove to the vet. Mudge knew the vet-— and he didn’t want to see her. She made him nervous. 23When they walked into her waiting room, Mudge started to shiver and shed. He did this every time he went to the vet. He shivered and shed. He always left a bunch of dog hair on her floor. 25When it was his turn to see the vet, Henry and Henry’s mother had to pull him like a horse into the room. v- “Hi, Mudge,” said the vet. Mudge shivered. “Bad day, Mudge?” said the vet. Mudge shed. 2728 “He's losing all his hair,” said Henry. “T know,” said the vet. “Td better hurry, or he may be bald before you can get him home.” Henry’s mother laughed. But Henry couldn’t laugh. He was too worried. He was too scared. 29The vet looked at Mudge’s wet eyes. She listened to She felt Mudge’s shedding stomach.Then she rubbed Mudge’s big head. “T need to check a few things,” she told Henry. “Can you wait outside?” Henry wanted to say no. Henry wanted to say no way. But Henry said, “All right.”waiting room with his mother. He sat and wondered if Mudge He went back to the knew how to say “ah.” 2 z s = S 3 3 2 5 3 5 5 2 <=ABig Kiss “Your dog has a cold,” the vet told Henry. “A cold?” said Henry. “T think so,” said the vet.“You have to let him rest,” said the vet. Henry nodded. “He has a fever, his throat is red, he’s very tired, and he keeps asking me for some comic books.” “And give him his medicine.” This time Henry could laugh. Henry nodded again. 38 39.“And don’t kiss him until he’s better,” the vet said. Henry frowned. “Aw,” he said. 40 When Henry and Henry’s mother and Mudge got home, Henry fixed a sickbed for Mudge in the living room. 41The next morning Henry brought Mudge some ice cubes, a rubber hamburger, and crackers. It had Henry’s old blanket in it and five of Henry’s dirty socks and Henry’s baseball mitt and Henry’s pillow and a stuffed moose.In the evening Henry brought Mudge some ice cubes, a rubber hot dog, and crackers.But the next day, Mudge ate all of the crackers. His sick days were over. Henry got the crackers again.“Llive in Oregon with my son, Nate, and our two dogs and one large cat. I have always loved pets. Raised in the country in ‘West Virginia, I was surrounded by hound dogs and barn cats. “When I grew up and found myself raising a boy and dogs, Iwas inspired to write the Henry and Mudge stories. I know all about cold shivers, big tests, happy cats, and wild winds. And especially big drooly lovable dogs.” —Cynthia Rylant And Henry gave him a great big kiss. 48ENE 2 Henry and his 180-pound dog Mudge are best friends forever. And in this seventh book of their adventures they spend a scary but reassuring day at the vet. Ready-to-Read books offer children a world ilities at four different reading levels: Independently + More-complex stories * Varied sentence structure + Paragraphs and short chapters i J t Visit Henry and Mudge at www.henryandmudge.com & & A 99/50 can A Ready-to-Read Book/ Classic Story ae ba | MUNN