Chrysanthemum Caldecott

Chrysanthemum CaldecottChrysanthemum is a funny and honest school story about teasing, self esteem, and acceptance to share all year round. Written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes, the nationally bestselling and celebrated creator of Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Owen, and Kitten's First Full Moon, Chrysanthemum is a don't miss classic, especially for back to school. Chrysanthemum thinks her name is absolutely perfectuntil her first day of school. "You're named after a

Ivy Lin is a thief and a liar—but you’d never know it by looking at her

If inconceivably strange

and her problems have become theirs

He's not so sure about the prophecy part

"I love you

James is in love with the mysterious Grace Blackthorn whose brother

Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps

Their connection is magnetic

a woman with uncanny insight and power

and all her loveable animal friends for their first heartwarming Christmas adventure through the zoo to find the answer to the question

the three become the kinds of friends who rescue one another from the lives of isolation they have each been living

But science says otherwise