Kevin Henkes
3) My garden
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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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.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Chester and Wilson had their own way of doing things, and they did everything together. When they cut their sandwiches, it was always diagonally. When they rode their bikes, they always used hand signals. If Chester was hungry, Wilson was too. They were two of a kind, and that's the way it was -- until indomitable Lilly, who had her own way of doing things, moved into the neighborhood.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Sheila Rae is not afraid of anything. She walks backwards with her eyes closed, steps on every crack, growls at stray dogs, and bares her teeth at stray cats. But when Sheila Rae becomes lost on the way home from school, it is her "scaredy cat" sister, Louise, who shows her a thing or two about bravery and sibling love.
7) Owen
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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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.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lilly loves everything about school, especially her cool teacher, Mr. Slinger. But when Lilly brings her purple plastic purse and its treasures to school and can't wait until sharing time, Mr. Slinger confiscates her prized possessions. Lilly's fury leads to revenge and then to remorse and she sets out to make amends.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
What happens when the bossiest cousin ever comes to visit for the weekend? This classic story about sharing and accepting others is a funny and realistic look at handling a friend or family member who isn't so good at sharing.
Wendell was spending the weekend at Sophie's house. Playing house, Wendell was the father, the mother, and the children; Sophie was the dog. Playing bakery, Wendell was the baker; Sophie got to be the sweet roll. But when Wendell...
12) Wemberly worried
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A mouse named Wemberly, who worries about everything, finds that she has a whole list of things to be anxious about when she faces the first day of nursery school.
13) Waiting
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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What are you waiting for? An owl, a puppy, a bear, a rabbit, and a pig - all toys arranged on a child's windowsill - wait for marvelous things to happen in this irresistible picture book by the New York Times - bestselling and Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes. Five friends sit happily on a windowsill, waiting for something amazing to happen. The owl is waiting for the moon. The pig is waiting for the rain. The bear is waiting for the wind. The puppy...
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Penny (Kevin Henkes) volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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When Penny looked out her bedroom window, she didn't see any snow.
Penny really wanted to use her new red sled. Penny wished for snow every day. It was cold, the sky was gray, but where was the snow?
Days went by. Weeks passed. Penny hoped . . . but no snow. Would the snow ever arrive?
What do you think will happen?
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Amelia Albright dreams about going to Florida for spring break like everyone else in her class, but her father--a cranky and stubborn English professor--has decided Florida is too much adventure. Now Amelia is stuck at home with him and her babysitter, the beloved Mrs. O'Brien. The week ahead promises to be boring, until Amelia meets Casey at her neighborhood art studio. Amelia has never been friends with a boy before, and the experience is both...
19) Oh, Sal
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Four-year-old Sal cannot find a gift she recieved from Santa, her new baby sister still does not have a name and takes up all of Mama's attention, and her brother Billy is annoying, but Sal finds her own strenghts over an eventful Christmas season with her family.