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Description
Billy Miller is back! The stand-alone companion to two-time Newbery Honor author Kevin Henkes's award-winning, acclaimed, and bestselling The Year of Billy Miller, Billy Miller Makes a Wish is a laugh-out-loud funny and accessible story about summer, family, and wishes that (almost) come true. A great choice for young middle grade readers.
Billy Miller Makes a Wish is illustrated in black-and-white throughout by the author, and is perfect for fans of the Ramona books and the Clementine series. On his birthday, Billy Miller wishes for something exciting to happen. But he immediately regrets his wish when an ambulance rushes to his neighbor's house. Is Billy responsible?
Award-winning author Kevin Henkes delivers a short, funny, and emotionally complex novel complete with misplaced love letters, surprising critters, art projects, misguided tattoos--and another surprise for Billy and his family, maybe the best one yet! Illustrated throughout with black-and-white art by the author, this is a perfect novel for the early elementary grades and an essential choice for summer reading. A stand-alone companion to The Year of Billy Miller, a Newbery Honor Book.
Publication date
April 06, 2021
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780063042797
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Series
Billy Miller
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories JUV039050 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings JUV013000 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | General
Kevin Henkes has been praised both as a writer and as an illustrator and is the recipient of the Children’s Literature Legacy Award for his lasting contribution to literature for children. He received the Caldecott Medal for Kitten’s First Full Moon; Caldecott Honors for Waiting and Owen; Newbery Honors for Olive’s Ocean and The Year of Billy Miller; and Geisel Honors for Waiting and Penny and Her Marble. Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.
Kevin Henkes ha sido elogiado tanto como escritor como ilustrador y ha recibido el premio Children's Literature Legacy Award por su contribución duradera a la literatura infantil. Recibió la Medalla Caldecott por Kitten's First Full Moon; los honores Caldecott por Waiting y Owen; los honores Newbery por Olive's Ocean y The Year of Billy Miller; y los honores Geisel por Waiting y Penny and Her Marble. Kevin Henkes vive con su familia en Madison, Wisconsin.
