Kevin Henkes
1) Waiting
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
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) Owen
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
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) Junonia
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 3
Formats
Description
The week of her tenth birthday, Alice and her parents go to Sanibel Island, Florida, just as they do every year, but this time some of the people who are always there are missing and some new people have come. This unsettles Alice, who wants things to be exactly the same as they alway have been.
12) Old Bear
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
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.
13) 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.
14) Egg
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Formats
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.
16) Wemberly worried
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Appears on list
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.