When Billy Miller visits the statue of the Jolly Green Giant at the end of summer vacation, he has an unlucky fall and ends up with a small 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. Billy’s mother is a high school teacher and his dad is a work-at-home artist. Billy helps his dad find his “breakthrough” in art.
Newbery Honor author, Caldecott Medalist, and Regina Medal winner Kevin Henkes delivers a short, funny school and family story that features a diorama homework assignment, a school poetry slam, cancelled sleepovers, and temper tantrums. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white art by the author, this is a perfect short novel for the early elementary grades.
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. Billy’s mother is a high school teacher and his dad is a work-at-home artist. Billy helps his dad find his “breakthrough” in art.
Newbery Honor author, Caldecott Medalist, and Regina Medal winner Kevin Henkes delivers a short, funny school and family story that features a diorama homework assignment, a school poetry slam, cancelled sleepovers, and temper tantrums. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white art by the author, this is a perfect short novel for the early elementary grades.