Penny and Her Song
Added to the Lisbon Public Library in celebration of the birth of Alyssa Ann Gagnon.
Kitten's First Full Moon
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Little White Rabbit
Added to the Lisbon Public Library in honor of Aniyah Rose Paquin. School Library Journal PreS—A quiet gem of a picture book about a small bunny with a big imagination. "When he hopped through the high grass, he wondered what it would be like to be green." Each burst of curiosity is followed by a […]
Birds
Added to the Lisbon Public Library in celebration of the birth of Evan Edward Becker.
My Garden
Added to the Lisbon Public Library in celebration of the birth of Ellie Jacinthe Wilcox.
A Good Day
School Library Journal Review: tarred Review. PreS-Gr 1?Employing the thick lines and uncluttered illustrations reminiscent of his work in Kitten's First Full Moon (Greenwillow, 2004), Henkes tells the story of four creatures who start out having a bad day. A bird loses his favorite feather, a dog gets her leash tangled in a fence, a […]
Lilly's Big Day
Publisher Weekly Review: Starred Review. When her teacher, Mr. Slinger, announces he's going to marry the school nurse, Lilly?naturally?assumes she will be the flower girl. Henkes's (Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse) black pen-and-watercolor illustrations, done in confectionary colors, show the mouse star in all her self-absorbed glory, parading across a spread, rehearsing the majestic way in […]