тАЬHenkes is a master of characterization. тАФThe Horn Book┬а(starred review)
тАЬA first-rate choice for reading aloud.тАЭтАФBooklist┬а(starred review)
Billy Miller is back!┬аThis stand-alone companion to two-time Newbery Honor author Kevin HenkesтАЩs award-winning, acclaimed, and bestselling┬аThe Year of Billy Miller, Billy Miller Makes a Wish┬аis a laugh-out-loud funny and accessible story about summer, family, and wishes that (almost) come true.
Billy Miller Makes a Wish┬аis 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 neighborтАЩs 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 tattoosтАФand 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┬аThe Year of Billy┬аMiller, a Newbery Honor Book.┬а
Kevin Henkes has been praised both as a writer and as an illustrator and is the recipient of the ChildrenтАЩs Literature Legacy Award for his lasting contribution to literature for children. He received the Caldecott Medal for KittenтАЩs First Full Moon; Caldecott Honors for Waiting and Owen; two Newbery Honors, one for OliveтАЩs Ocean and one for The Year of Billy Miller; and Geisel Honors for Waiting and Penny and Her Marble. His other books include The World and Everything in It; A House; A Parade of Elephants; Chrysanthemum; and the beloved LillyтАЩs Purple Plastic Purse. Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.