Chrysanthemum

Name: Chrysanthemum
Brand: Scholastic Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Kevin Henkes
ISBN: 9780545667210

Author: Kevin Henkes

Narrator: Meryl Streep

Unabridged: 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Weston Woods

Published: 09/01/1998

Categories: Children's Fiction, School

Synopsis

Chrysanthemum is a funny and honest school story about teasing, self-esteem, and acceptance to share all year round. Performed by Academy-Award Winner Meryl Streep.Chrysanthemum thinks her name is absolutely perfect—until her first day of school. "You're named after a flower!" teases Victoria. "Let's smell her," says Jo. Chrysanthemum wilts. What will it take to make her blossom again?

About Kevin Henkes

Kevin Henkes has been praised both as a writer and as an illustrator and is the recipient of the Childrenâ€™s Literature Legacy Award for his lasting contribution to literature for children. He received the Caldecott Medal for Kittenâ€™s First Full Moon; Caldecott Honors for Waiting and Owen; two Newbery Honors, one for Oliveâ€™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 Lillyâ€™s Purple Plastic Purse. Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.

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