Kevin Henkes
1) Owen
Author
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.
9) A good day
Author
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. On board pages.
12) Old Bear
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c2008.
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.
14) Good-bye, Curtis
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow
Pub. Date
c1995.
Language
English
Description
Everyone in the neighborhood says a fond farewell to Curtis, their beloved longtime letter carrier, on his last day of work.
Author
Language
English
Formats
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 fraught...
16) Circle dogs
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow
Pub. Date
c1998.
Language
English
Description
Circle dogs live in a square house with a square yard, eat circle snaks and dig circle holes.
18) Olive's ocean
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Language
English
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.
20) Protecting Marie
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
How can she help falling in love with the perfect dog?
Fanny has wanted a dog all her life. For a brief moment her dream came true, but then her father decided the puppy brought too much chaos to his neat, ordered home. Fanny has never been able to forgive him for it.
So when Fanny's father brings home a new, older dog, she's not sure she can trust him. She reasons that perhaps she shouldn't get too attached, in case
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