Kevin Henkes
1) Waiting
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
An owl, puppy, bear, bunny, and pig wait for marvelous things to happen.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Formats
Description
On a summer visit to her grandmother's cottage by the ocean, twelve-year-old Martha gains perspective on the death of a classmate, on her relationship with her grandmother, on her feelings for an older boy, and on her plans to be a writer.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Formats
Description
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.
8) Birds
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Fascinated by the colors, shapes, sounds, and movements of the many different birds she sees through her window, a little girl is happy to discover that she and they have something in common.
10) Old Bear
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Old Bear falls asleep for the winter, he has a dream that he is a cub again, enjoying each of the four seasons.
11) My garden
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
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.
12) Chrysanthemum
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Series
Pub. Date
[1991]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
13) Egg
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Description
Three little birds crack their way out of eggs and fly away, leaving one egg sitting all alone until the three chicks come back and discover a friendly baby alligator has finally hatched.
18) Wemberly worried
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
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.