Picture book · Fiction
Chrysanthemum
Kevin Henkes
About the book
Chrysanthemum loves her name until classmates tease her about it on the first day of school.
Reading notes
A gentle, effective conversation-starter about teasing and belonging at the start of a school year.
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Book details
- Author
- Kevin Henkes
- First published
- 1991
- Suggested ages
- Ages 4–8 (editorial estimate — children vary)
- Reading mode
- Best read aloud
- Topics
- names, teasing, school
- Edition shown
- ISBN 9780688147327 · HarperTrophy (Greenwillow Books), September 20, 1996 · paperback
- Catalog record
- Open Library work record · edition record
Metadata verified against Open Library on 2026-11-11. Other editions and formats exist; ISBNs differ by edition.
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