Henry and mudge and the careful cousin is a wonderful story that girls and boys can both enjoy it is about when henrys prissy cousin annie comes to visit for the day she is so cute with her little frilly dress and hanky in her purse. Henry and mudge and the careful cousin by cynthia rylant is about a young boy named henry who has a cousin named annie that is coming to spent the night henry is already nervous about her and once annie gets there things just go downhill from there henry calls annie the careful cousin because she is so clean and does not like the dog . Henry and mudge and the careful cousin book information title henry and mudge and the careful cousin author rylant cynthia isbn 9780689813863 henry and mudge have a tough time winning over henrys prim and proper cousin annie until the threesome discovers their shared passion for frisbee. The story henry and mudge and the careful cousin by cynthia rylant is a favorite in many primary classrooms i created 2 sets of comprehension questions to check for understanding 2 pages for each setthe first set is designed for grades 1 2 responding by writing a sentence or a list. Henry and mudge and the careful cousin the thirteenth book of their adventures by rylant cynthia stevenson sucie illustrator publication date 1997 topics