num_pages: 32
description: Caldecott Honor and Geisel Honor BookWhat are you waiting for? An owl a puppy a bear a rabbit and a pigall toys arranged on a childs windowsillwait for marvelous things to happen in this irresistible picture book by the New York Timesbestselling and Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes.Five friends sit happily on a windowsill waiting for something amazing to happen. The owl is waiting for the moon. The pig is waiting for the rain. The bear is waiting for the wind. The puppy is waiting for the snow. And the rabbit is just looking out the window because he likes to wait! What will happen? Will patience win in the end? Or someday will the friends stop waiting and do something unexpected?Waiting is a big part of childhoodwaiting in line waiting to grow up waiting for something special to happenbut in this book a child sets the stage and pulls the strings. Timeless beautiful and deeply heartfelt this picture book about imaginative play the seasons friendship and surprises marks a new pinnacle in Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkess extraordinary career.The short sentences of the text flow with the precision one would expect from a master picture-book creator like Henkes. Little ones to whom each experience is new will know what its like to dream and wait.ALA Booklist
language: English
title: Waiting
publisher: Greenwillow Books