Kevin Henkes
21) Chester's way
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chester and Wilson share the same exact way of doing things, until Lilly moves into the neighborhood and shows them that new ways can be just as good.
23) Oh, Sal
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The Miller family is celebrating its first holiday with the new baby. Billy is excited that Uncle Jake is visiting, but nothing about this holiday season is making Billy’s little sister Sal happy. The baby is a noisy nuisance and hogging all of Mama’s attention. Plus, the baby doesn’t even have a name yet. To make matters worse, Sal lost the very best gift that Santa gave her! Will Sal find her present? Will the Millers find a name for the baby?...
25) Old Bear
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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.
26) A house
Author
Language
English
Description
Where is the door to the house? What does the house look like when it is sunny outside? When it is raining? And what will the house turn into when its family returns? A home. Caldecott Medal winner Kevin Henkes employs interactive questions, declarative sentences, basic shapes, and a limited color palette in this brilliant and classic picture book. A House introduces young readers to shapes, numbers, the weather, and the parts of a house, with a rhythmic,...
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Little white rabbit hops along, exploring and wondering: What would it be like to be as tall as a tree? Or as still as a rock? Or green, like the bright spring world around him? It's wonderful to wonder about many things and exciting to explore the world—but true happiness is knowing where you belong and who loves you best of all. Bright greens, yellows, pinks, and purples—the welcome colors of spring—dance across the pages of this pitch-perfect...
29) Egg
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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.
30) Jessica
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Ruthie does everything with her imaginary friend Jessica; and then on her first day at kindergarten, she meets a real new friend with the same name.
31) Winter is here
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Snow falls, animals burrow, and children prepare for the wonders winter brings"--
32) Birds
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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.
33) A good day
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
A bird, a fox, a dog, and a squirrel overcome minor setbacks to have a very good day.
34) Little houses
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young girl visiting her grandparents at the beach stays in a little house and walks along the shore gathering seashells, wondering about the creatures who used to live in each shell, about the hidden treasures of the sea--and about the world.
35) Sun & Spoon
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
After the death of his grandmother, ten-year-old Spoon tries to find the perfect artifact to preserve his memories of her.
36) Summer song
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read text introduce the colors, songs, and activities of summer.
37) Words of stone
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Busy trying to deal with his many fears and his troubled feelings for his dead mother, ten-year-old Blaze has his life changed when he meets the boisterous and irresistible Joselle.
38) Protecting Marie
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Relates twelve-year-old Fanny's love-hate relationship with her father, a temperamental artist, who has given Fanny a new dog.
39) Bird Lake moon
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Mitch and his mother are spending the summer with his grandparents at Bird Lake after his parents separate, and ten-year-old Spencer and his family have returned to the lake where Spencer's little brother drowned long ago, and as the boys become friends and spend time together, each of them begins to heal.