Penny and Her Marble
Kevin Henkes
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
4.14
· 14 ratings · 48 pages · Published: 19 Feb 2013
From Kevin Henkes, the creator of Lilly, Owen, and Chrysanthemum, comes a brand-new mouse for brand-new readers. The Penny books are perfect for reading alone, reading aloud, and sharing together!
In the third book in the acclaimed and best-selling Penny series, Penny spots a marble in her neighbor's yard. It's a beautiful marble, blue and shiny and perfect, and Penny wants it. So she takes it home. But later that night Penny wonders, was it really hers to take? A masterful story from the award-winning creator of such beloved books for children as Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse and Chrysanthemum, layered with drama, humor, lessons, relationships, language, and unpredictable fun. Illustrated throughout with quintessential and irresistible Kevin Henkes watercolors, this is an ideal book to give to a child just learning to read. Plush doll available from Merrymakers.
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