Monday, Wednesday, and Every Other Weekend

Henry and his dog Pomegranate live in an apartment with Mom on Mondays, Wednesdays, and alternating weekends; they live in a house with Dad the rest of the time. Rich, colorful art done with acrylics and collage works together with the text to show two inviting homes. Nevertheless, one morning when Pomegranate disappears, Henry knows just where to look. A warm, thoughtful book.

In this warm, thoughtful look at the concept of home in divorced families, Henry and his dog Pomegranate live in an apartment with Mom on Mondays, Wednesdays, and alternating weekends and a house with Dad the rest of the time. Rich, colorful art done with acrylics and collage on paper (using an assortment of "old French math pages, Italian hand-marbled paper scraps, shopping bags and Go Book pages from Japan, antique Parisian wallpaper, tissue paper from a Chinese grocery" and more) works together with the text to show two inviting homes with unique sounds, smells, and colors. Each home also showcases a picture of Henry and Pomegranate with its respective parent along with a calendar of Henry's days circled. While Henry reports the delights of each place, he always notes that Pomegranate "wants to go home." One morning when Pomegranate disappears, Henry knows just where to look, showing readers that the home Pomegranate misses is actually the house where they all used to live together. Henry retrieves Pomegranate and meets the new family who lives there before returning to his split-living situation. The final page offers a quiet catharsis with Henry and Pomegranate looking at those two pictures, one with each parent, now together on the same wall. julie roach