Kevin Henkes
1) Waiting
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
260L
Language
English
Formats
Description
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 is waiting for the snow. And the rabbit is just looking out the window because he likes to wait! What will happen? Will patience win in the end? Or someday will the friends stop waiting and do something unexpected?--Publisher.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
When Billy Miller has a mishap at the statue of the Jolly Green Giant at the end of summer vacation, he ends up with a big lump on his head. What a way to start second grade, with a lump on your head! As the year goes by, though, Billy figures out how to navigate elementary school, how to appreciate his little sister, and how to be a more grown up and responsible member of the family and a help to his busy working mom and stay-at-home dad.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
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
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"On his eighth birthday, Billy Miller wishes for something exciting to happen. None of his wishes are answered the way he expects, but he does have lots of surprises--and the final one is possibly the best one ever."--
9) Owen
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
Formats
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) Chrysanthemum
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
460L
Language
English
Description
Chrysanthemum thinks her name is absolutely perfect -- until her first day of school. "You're named after a flower!" teases Victoria. "Let's smell her," says Jo. Chrysanthemum wilts. What will it take to make her blossom again?
12) Oh, Sal
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Four-year-old Sal cannot find a gift she received 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 strengths over an eventful Christmas season with her family"--Title verso page.
16) My garden
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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.
17) Sun flower lion
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"On a warm morning, a little lion sleeps under a sun that shines so brightly, it looks like a flower. He dreams the flower is as big as the sun. He dreams the flower is a cookie. He lets his imagination soar."--publisher's website.
20) Winter is here
Author
Lexile measure
AD 510L
Language
English
Description
"Snow falls, animals burrow, and children prepare for the wonders winter brings"--