Margaret & Taylor

By Kevin Henkes

This gentle chapter book from Newbery Honor author Kevin Henkes will appeal to fans of the Frog and Toad and Ivy + Bean books.

Join Margaret and her brother Taylor as they get ready for Grandpa's surprise birthday party.

From the invitation to the present to the cake and balloons, the siblings do their best to make a wonderful party for grandpa, despite a few squabbles along the way.

Then grandpa arrives with the best surprise of all.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Jul 2, 2013
• ISBN: 9780062284624

Kevin Henkes

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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DEDICATION

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For Peter, Jon, Peggy & Chris

again & again

on & on . . .

CONTENTS

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Dedication

1. The Invitation

2. The Present

3. The Party

4. The Balloons

5. The Cake

6. The Hat

7. The Best Surprise

Excerpt from Junonia

Excerpt from Olive’s Ocean

About the Author

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Praise

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Copyright

About the Publisher

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THE INVITATION

Taylor always waited for Barney, the mailman. Taylor usually didn’t get any mail, but he liked to sit and wait and think of all the things that might come.

That particular day, there were three long envelopes, two fat envelopes and a small blue envelope.

Nothing for you, Taylor, said Barney, except this one. It says ‘The Tippet Family.’ So at least part of it is for you.

It was the small blue envelope. And it smelled like perfume. Taylor sniffed the envelope and wondered what could be in it.

Did we get any mail? asked his sister Margaret. "Let