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Waiting: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner
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Waiting: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner Hardcover - 2015

by Kevin Henkes; Kevin Henkes (Illustrator)

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What are you waiting for? An owl, a puppy, a bear, a rabbit, and a pig wait for marvelous things to happen in this irresistible and resonant picture book by the New York Times-bestselling and Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes.

Five friends sit happily on a windowsill, waiting for something amazing to happen. The owl is waiting for the moon. The pig is waiting for the rain. The bear is waiting for the wind. The puppy is waiting for the snow. And the rabbit is just looking out the window because he likes to wait! What will happen? Will patience win in the end? Or someday will the friends stop waiting and do something unexpected?

Waiting is a big part of childhood--waiting in line, waiting to grow up, waiting for something special to happen--but in this book, a child sets the stage and pulls the strings. Timeless, beautiful, and deeply heartfelt, this picture book about imaginative play, the seasons, friendship, and surprises is a Caldecott Honor and Geisel Honor Book.

Share Waiting alongside Mo Willems's Waiting Is Not Easy at home or in a classroom--these books about waiting for kids will be enjoyed as picture book stories and also allow kids to explore their emotions about that ultimate frustration: waiting.

"The short sentences of the text flow with the precision one would expect from a master picture-book creator like Henkes. Little ones, to whom each experience is new, will know what it's like to dream and wait."--ALA Booklist

From the rear cover

Look at the owl

and the pig

and the bear

and the puppy

and the rabbit.

What do you think they're waiting for?
Something wonderful?
A visitor?
A surprise?
Maybe they're waiting for you!

Details

  • Title Waiting: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner
  • Author Kevin Henkes; Kevin Henkes (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Greenwillow Books, New York
  • Date 2015-09-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780062368430 / 0062368435
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.8 x 9.3 x 0.4 in (29.97 x 23.62 x 1.02 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 440
  • Library of Congress subjects Animals, Waiting (Philosophy)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014030560
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

Media reviews

Citations

  • Booklist, 05/15/2015, Page 59
  • BookPage, 09/01/2015, Page 0
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 12/01/2015, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 09/01/2015, Page 81
  • Kirkus Best Picture Books, 11/15/2015, Page 55
  • Kirkus Reviews, 05/15/2015, Page 40
  • New York Times Book Review, 08/30/2015, Page 26
  • NY Times Notable Bks of Year, 12/06/2015, Page 34
  • Publishers Weekly, 06/08/2015, Page 0
  • PW Best Children's Books, 11/02/2015, Page 46
  • PW Children's Starred Reviews, 12/02/2015, Page 18
  • School Library Journal, 02/01/2017, Page 0
  • Shelf Awareness, 09/25/2015, Page 0
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