Kevin Henkes

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1) The year of Billy Miller

Author

Henkes, Kevin

Series

[Billy Miller volume 1

Formats

Book, Audio, eAudiobook

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Seven-year-old Billy Miller starts second grade with a bump on his head and a lot of worries, but by the end of the year he has developed good relationships with his teacher, his little sister, and his parents and learned many important lessons.

2) Penny and her song

Author

Henkes, Kevin

Series

Penny

Pub. Date

2012

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

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Penny comes home from school eager to share her very own song, but must wait until the time is right to teach it to her parents and the babies.

3) Wemberly worried

Author

Henkes, Kevin

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A mouse named Wemberly, who worries about everything, finds that she has a whole list of things to worry about when she faces the first day of nursery school.

4) A good day

Author

Henkes, Kevin

Pub. Date

c2007

Edition

1st ed.

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A bird, a fox, a dog, and a squirrel overcome minor setbacks to have a very good day.

5) Lilly's purple plastic purse

Author

Henkes, Kevin

Pub. Date

c1996

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Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later.

6) Egg

Author

Henkes, Kevin

Edition

First edition.

7) Kitten's first full moon

Author

Henkes, Kevin

Pub. Date

2004

Edition

1st ed.

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When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it.

8) Waiting

Author

Henkes, Kevin

Pub. Date

[2015]

Edition

First edition.

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An owl, puppy, bear, bunny, and pig wait for marvelous things to happen.

9) Owen

Author

Henkes, Kevin

Pub. Date

c1993

Edition

1st ed.

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Owen's parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school, but when their efforts fail, they come up with a solution that makes everyone happy.

10) Chrysanthemum

Author

Henkes, Kevin

Pub. Date

1991

11) Lilly's big day

Author

Henkes, Kevin

Pub. Date

c2006

Edition

1st ed.

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When her teacher announces that he is getting married, Lilly the mouse sets her heart on being the flower girl at his wedding.

12) Oh!

Author

Henkes, Kevin

Pub. Date

1999

Description

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The morning after a snowfall finds animals and children playing.

13) Penny and her marble

Author

Henkes, Kevin

Pub. Date

c2013

Edition

1st ed.

Description

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Penny feels guilty after taking a beautiful blue marble that she sees in Mrs. Goodwin's grass, but gets a pleasant surprise when she goes to return it the next day.

14) Olive's Ocean

Author

Henkes, Kevin

Edition

Unabridged

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A brilliant, touching coming-of-age story, and a Newbery Honor Book.

Martha Boyle and Olive Barstow could have been friends, but they weren't. Weeks after a tragic accident, all that is left are eerie connections between the two girls, former classmates who both kept the same secret without knowing it.

Now, even while on vacation at the ocean, Martha can't stop thinking about Olive. Things only get more complicated

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15) Lilly's chocolate heart

Author

Henkes, Kevin

Pub. Date

c2004

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Lilly has a hard time finding just the right place for her last valentine chocolate.

16) Penny and her sled

Author

Henkes, Kevin

Series

I can read book

Pub. Date

[2019]

Edition

First edition.

Description

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Penny has a new sled, but will it ever snow?

17) Little white rabbit

Author

Henkes, Kevin

Pub. Date

c2011

Edition

1st ed.

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As he hops along, a little rabbit wonders what it would be like to be green as grass, tall as fir trees, hard as rocks, and flutter like butterflies.

18) My garden

Author

Henkes, Kevin

Pub. Date

c2010

Edition

1st ed.

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After helping her mother weed, water, and chase the rabbits from their garden, a young girl imagines her dream garden complete with jellybean bushes, chocolate rabbits, and tomatoes the size of beach balls.