Henry the bear wants to climb a mountain, but is put in jail for refusing to pay taxes to a state that allows slavery. Even in his cell, Henry's imagination allows him to roam free. Full color.

'\"The simple, direct telling is very satisfying, and the stylized illustrations, in colored pencils and paint, look fresh and inviting.\"'

'\"...another story about a familiar and unique character whose deep moral convictions are expressed in simple, daily deeds.\"'

'D. B. Johnson read Walden in college and was fascinated by the way it mixed nature with politics. He took from Thoreau a lifelong interest in peaceful social change, a belief in the power of ideas, and a road map that made the life of an artist possible through simple living. He has been a freelance illustrator for more than twenty years and has done editorial cartoons, comic strips, and conceptual illustrations for magazines and newspapers around the country. Mr. Johnson\'s first picture book, Henry Hikes to Fitchburg, was a New York Times Bestseller, a Publishers Weekly Bestseller as well as an American Bookseller \"Pick of the Lists.\"Henry Hikes to Fitchburg also won numerous awards and accolades including the Boston GlobeHorn Book Award for Picture Books, the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award, the Massachusetts Book Award for Best Children\'s Picture Book, a Booklist Editors\'Choice, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, and a Publishers Weekly Flying Start. He and his wife Linda live in New Hampshire.'