Background
Henri Sorensen was born on February 18, 1950, in Aarhus, Denmark. He is a son of Svend Aage and Maren Marie Sorensen.
Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
From 1974 to 1980 Henri Sorensen attended the University of Aarhus.
(Tresselt's classic story of The Dead Tree is given new li...)
Tresselt's classic story of The Dead Tree is given new life in this gloriously reillustrated volume. The role of an oak tree in the cycle of nature is revealed as an ancient tree, even as it dies and returns to the earth, provides nourishment for new life all around it.
https://www.amazon.com/Gift-Tree-Alvin-Tresselt/dp/0688106846/?tag=2022091-20
1992
(An evocative, poetic bedtime book filled with delicate, t...)
An evocative, poetic bedtime book filled with delicate, tranquil illustrations meditates in verse on footprints as they appear throughout the seasons and on shadows as they change over the course of the day, growing into dancing silhouettes at evening.
https://www.amazon.com/Footprints-Shadows-Dodd/dp/0671787160/?tag=2022091-20
1992
(A small boy enjoys all the special sights and sounds of a...)
A small boy enjoys all the special sights and sounds of a rainy day, from his early morning walk through puddles to get to school, to the soothing melody that the rain plays at bedtime.
https://www.amazon.com/What-Does-Nancy-White-Carlstrom/dp/0027172732/?tag=2022091-20
1993
(Celebrate Mother's Day every day. This celebration of the...)
Celebrate Mother's Day every day. This celebration of the bond between mothers and their babies can be shared at naptime or bedtime or whenever it is time to say "I love you."
https://www.amazon.com/I-Love-You-As-Much/dp/0688159788/?tag=2022091-20
1993
(A fisherman's two daughters, one vain and lazy, the other...)
A fisherman's two daughters, one vain and lazy, the other generous and brave, set out to help a prince who has been imprisoned in a seashell.
https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Nautilus-Laura-Krauss-Melmed/dp/0688045669/?tag=2022091-20
1994
(Jimmy loves to visit his grandpa in New Hope, and never t...)
Jimmy loves to visit his grandpa in New Hope, and never tires of hearing the story of Lars Jensen, Jimmy's great-great-great grandfather. Newly arrived from Denmark, Lars founded the town of New Hope when a broken axle kept him from going west.
https://www.amazon.com/New-Hope-Henri-Sorensen/dp/0688139256/?tag=2022091-20
1995
(A young boy's experience of his grandfather's death is to...)
A young boy's experience of his grandfather's death is told in a touching narrative as the boy tries to come to terms with the loss through questions, memories, and reflections of the times they once had shared.
https://www.amazon.com/My-Grandfathers-House-Bruce-Coville/dp/0816738041/?tag=2022091-20
1996
(Young Jesse and his family are with a wagon train traveli...)
Young Jesse and his family are with a wagon train traveling from Indiana to Oregon when they stop to celebrate the Fourth of July and Jesse makes his own contribution to the celebration.
https://www.amazon.com/Fourth-July-Plains-Jean-Leeuwen/dp/0803717717/?tag=2022091-20
1997
(Almost all children wonder about God and wish they could ...)
Almost all children wonder about God and wish they could see Him. But we don't need to see Him to know what He is like. We need only look around at all the things that are like Him: the warmth of the sun, the strength of the mountains, the nourishment of the rain, the comfort of a parent's loving embrace. Using simple concepts that are understandable to even the very young child, this nondenominational book gently introduces children to the concept of God.
https://www.amazon.com/Book-About-Florence-Mary-Fitch/dp/0688161286/?tag=2022091-20
1998
(Told from the perspective of a boy who witnesses the sky ...)
Told from the perspective of a boy who witnesses the sky growing ominously purple and rushes to evacuate with his family, Hurricane! is set in Puerto Rico and based on a childhood experience of the author's. The family huddles together in a shelter while the winds howl. They and their neighbors take solace from gently singing "Silent Night" while waiting out the storm. The you-are-there immediacy of this picture book, which ends with the family back home on a gorgeous sunny day, allows children to safely experience the drama of surviving a hurricane.
https://www.amazon.com/Hurricane-Jonathan-London/dp/0688129773/?tag=2022091-20
1998
(Enhanced with full-color illustration, this bedtime book ...)
Enhanced with full-color illustration, this bedtime book offers young readers a gentle tale about a mother elephant's love for her child and the song she sings to put the little one to rest every evening.
https://www.amazon.com/Jumbos-Lullaby-Laura-Krauss-Melmed/dp/0688165508/?tag=2022091-20
1999
(Without the yellow star to point them out, the Jews looke...)
Without the yellow star to point them out, the Jews looked like any other Danes. For centuries, the Star of David was a symbol of Jewish pride. But during World War II, Nazis used the star to segregate and terrorize the Jewish people. Except in Denmark. When Nazi soldiers occupied his country, King Christian X of Denmark committed himself to keeping all Danes safe from harm, and the bravery of the Danes and their king during that dangerous time has inspired many legends. The most enduring is the legend of the yellow star, which symbolizes the loyalty and fearless spirit of the king and his people. New York Times best-selling author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy has poignantly recreated this legend, which is accompanied by Danish illustrator Henri Sørensen’s arresting full-color portraits. The result is a powerful and dignified story of heroic justice, a story for all people and all times.
https://www.amazon.com/Yellow-Star-Legend-Christian-Denmark/dp/1561452084/?tag=2022091-20
2000
(Jennifer has trouble making friends with her new pet - a ...)
Jennifer has trouble making friends with her new pet - a stray cat she discovered on her way home from a piano lesson - until the cat, Amadeus,
https://www.amazon.com/Cat-Who-Loved-Mozart/dp/082341535X/?tag=2022091-20
2001
(Wishes For You is a collection of warm and generous thoug...)
Wishes For You is a collection of warm and generous thoughts for a child growing up. Expressing universal hopes for a young life - such as joy and curiosity, creativity and strength -- this book will let all children know how much they are thought of and how deeply they are loved. Tobi Tobias's heartfelt text and Henri Sorensen's serene paintings make this a perfect gift for anyone whose life touches the life of a child.
https://www.amazon.com/Wishes-You-Tobi-Tobias/dp/0688108385/?tag=2022091-20
2003
(Each day in 1940s New York a young boy watches as his fat...)
Each day in 1940s New York a young boy watches as his father goes to work in the noisy newspaper printing factory. But the boy’s father only feels the machines’ loud pounding and rumbling as vibrations through the soles of his shoes. He is deaf. Although his father communicates with a few other deaf printers through his hands, he feels largely ignored by his hearing co-workers. But when a silent deadly fire erupts, it is up to the father to warn and save his coworkers, even when they cannot hear him over the printers. Myron Uhlberg draws on his own experiences as the hearing son of deaf parents to create this dramatic, evocative story that reflects a respect for deaf culture and the unique gifts each individual possesses. Historical details are deftly rendered and brought to life in Henri Sørenson’s extraordinary paintings that dramatize and illuminate the powerful text.
https://www.amazon.com/Printer-Myron-Uhlberg/dp/1561452211/?tag=2022091-20
2003
(A shepherd that witnesses the birth of Jesus soon finds t...)
A shepherd that witnesses the birth of Jesus soon finds that he can understand his animals and preaches kindness to all animals until his death.
https://www.amazon.com/Old-Shepherds-Tale-Christopher-Nye/dp/091309885X/?tag=2022091-20
2004
(Use all your senses - not just your eyes - when you read ...)
Use all your senses - not just your eyes - when you read Robert Frost’s remarkable poems. Your own world will quickly melt away as Frost draws you into winter wonderlands, forests, and fields. More than twenty-five of the Pulitzer-Prize winner’s best-loved poems are included, along with stunning illustrations, in this introduction to the work of one of America’s greatest poets.
https://www.amazon.com/Poetry-Young-People-Robert-Frost/dp/1402754752/?tag=2022091-20
2008
(Said the father monkey to his child, "Someday you'll clim...)
Said the father monkey to his child, "Someday you'll climb to the tops of the trees." Said the father dolphin to his child, "Someday you'll swim off to faraway seas." From the author and illustrator of I Love You As Much... comes this tender lullaby of enduring devotion from a father to his child. From now until always, I want you to know my love will be with you wherever you go.
https://www.amazon.com/My-Love-Will-Be-You-ebook/dp/B004CFA96E/?tag=2022091-20
2009
(Ol’ Bloo Donkey is dreaming of retirement, but he’s got s...)
Ol’ Bloo Donkey is dreaming of retirement, but he’s got something different in mind than Farmer Brown. Ol’ Bloo has spent year after year hauling cotton and dreaming of the day when he could retire from the fields and become a honky-tonk singer. But when he overhears Farmer Brown’s ominously permanent retirement plan for him, Ol’ Bloo decides it’s time to hit the road. Brayin’ and hee-hawin’ his way toward the bright lights of New Orleans, Ol’ Bloo meets up with Gnarly Dog, One-Eyed Lemony Cat, and Rusty Red Rooster, all eager to join him for a lucrative second career. But when the ragtag quartet stumbles upon a tumbledown shack occupied by a band of thieves, their plans take a sudden and unexpected turn...
https://www.amazon.com/Bloos-Boogie-Woogie-Band-Blues-Ensemble/dp/1561454362/?tag=2022091-20
2010
Henri Sorensen was born on February 18, 1950, in Aarhus, Denmark. He is a son of Svend Aage and Maren Marie Sorensen.
From 1974 to 1980 Henri Sorensen attended the University of Aarhus and the Academy of Fine Arts in Aarhus from 1980 to 1983.
Since 1985 Henri Sorensen has been a freelance illustrator. He also worked as a glazier and at a film company making graphics and models. Sorensen illustrated his first children's book in 1991 for a re-issue of Alvin Tresselt’s Sun Up, the lyrical story of a day on a farm, originally published in 1949.
Among Sorensen’s collaborations are two fact books - Anne Westcott Dodge’s Footprints and Shadows, and Jeff Shepard’s I Know a Bridge. Footprints and Shadows tells very young readers where footprints and shadows go. Another of Sorensen’s collaborators is Laura Krauss Melmed, with whom he has produced three books. Their first effort, I Love You As Much..., uses simple rhymes to express how both human and animal mothers feel about their babies. Further collaborative efforts with Melmed include Prince Nautilus and Jumbo's Lullaby.
Sorensen has also used his talents to illustrate poetry. His work accompanying the text of Nancy White Carlstrom’s "What Does the Rain Play?". He is also the author-illustrator of two children’s books, New Hope and Your First Step.
(An evocative, poetic bedtime book filled with delicate, t...)
1992(A young boy's experience of his grandfather's death is to...)
1996(Told from the perspective of a boy who witnesses the sky ...)
1998(Enhanced with full-color illustration, this bedtime book ...)
1999(Young Jesse and his family are with a wagon train traveli...)
1997(A small boy enjoys all the special sights and sounds of a...)
1993(A shepherd that witnesses the birth of Jesus soon finds t...)
2004(Jennifer has trouble making friends with her new pet - a ...)
2001(A fisherman's two daughters, one vain and lazy, the other...)
1994(Jimmy loves to visit his grandpa in New Hope, and never t...)
1995(After a downpour a little girl and her father go out to p...)
1991(Alex goes canoeing on the river with her grandfather, in ...)
1994(Each day in 1940s New York a young boy watches as his fat...)
2003(Ol’ Bloo Donkey is dreaming of retirement, but he’s got s...)
2010(This book follows the activities of a farmer and his son ...)
1991(Tresselt's classic story of The Dead Tree is given new li...)
1992(A young girl grows up on a farm to the sound of music fro...)
1995(Use all your senses - not just your eyes - when you read ...)
2008(Wishes For You is a collection of warm and generous thoug...)
2003(Said the father monkey to his child, "Someday you'll clim...)
2009(Without the yellow star to point them out, the Jews looke...)
2000(Almost all children wonder about God and wish they could ...)
1998(Celebrate Mother's Day every day. This celebration of the...)
1993Henri Sorensen is married to Lise Winther, a college teacher. They have two daughters: Mathilde Therese and Alexandra Beatrice.