Henkes, Kevin

Twelve-year-old Ben, visiting his uncle in Oregon, feels caught in the strained relationship between his mother and her brother while he also begins to accept himself as an artist.

Sophie does not enjoy Wendell's weekend visit until she learns to assert herself and finds out Wendell can be fun to play with.

Penny instantly loves the doll her grandmother sends her, but finding the perfect name for her is a challenge.

Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later.

A collection of three children's stories written by Kevin Henkes, including the title work in which 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.

Crisantemo loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.

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.

Lilly is convinced that the arrival of her new baby brother is the worst thing that has happened in their house,until Cousin Garland comes to visit.

Billy and his parents discuss how big he is getting.

Billy and his parents discuss how big he is getting.