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Harper Collins, Jul 2, 2013 - Juvenile Fiction - 192 pages

This gentle and funny middle grade book from Newbery Honor author Kevin Henkes will appeal to fans of Frindle by Andrew Clements and Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary.

When Whitaker writes a letter to Frogman, a TV superhero, his family laughs, but they stop laughing and start wondering when he receives an answer...

 

Contents

Dear Frogrnan 2 Who Believes
An Unpleasant Morning
New Clothes
Pimple and Squash
More Proof
A Father and Son Talk
Rise and Shine
Room 103
Floor Poison
Passing Time
A Change of Plans
The Day Before Tomorrow
On and
About the Author
Back
Praise

An AfterDinner Discovery
The Big
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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; two Newbery Honors, one for Olive’s 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 Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse. Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.

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