Benny's Pennies

Pat Brisson

Dell Dragonfly

Readers young and old will be touched and inspired by this honest story about love and loss: When Emily is 10-years-old her mother is diagnosed with cancer, and by the time Emily has turned 11, her mother will be gone. But in the last months of their life together, Emily and her mother find a way to celebrate and commemorate their relationship. Together, they gather, "sky memories," mental pictures of the sky in all of its beauty and diversity. Although she will lose her mother, Emily's memories of their life will be forever. Ten exquisite paintings by acclaimed artist Wendell Minor accompany the poignant story.

Sky Memories

Children's Books

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Nostalgic story of a boy's father and his tenth summer; gardening and playing baseball in a quaint little village.

The Summer My Father Was Ten

scholastic

Benny's pennies

Benny McBride starts his day with five new pennies and is determined to spend them all. His mother wants him to buy something beautiful. His brother wants something good to eat. His sister wants something nice to wear. Benny knows his dog and cat would like something too. With the help of generous and thoughtful neighbors, Benny fulfills each request with a penny and arrives home loaded with five but simple gifts.

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group

Every year my father and I plant a garden. Tomatoes, peppers, onions, marigold, and zinnias grow in neat, straight rows...and every spring my father tells me about Mr. Bellavista and the summer my father was ten. -From the book. That was the summer the boy lost a baseball under a tomato plant in Mr. Bellavista's garden. And someone tossed a tomato back instead of the baseball. A lively battle took place, which seemed like great fun at the time, but in the end Mr. Bellavista's garden had been destroyed. In a touching story of one boy's efforts to make amends, we see the rebuilding of a garden and the forming of a relationship across generations. With luminous, beautifully detailed watercolors, the artist has captured both the sadness and the quiet joy woven throughout the tale.

Demco Media

Bt Bound

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