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Virginia Kay White
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Little Honker's Winter Concert
Children's Books
Author Insight
Unusual Is In
Having a cat play music at a school concert is unusual, but later in this series, Little Honker and his band play at several events. Unusual seems to be the "in thing." Starting a new school year either remotely and in a hybrid fashion seems so unusual but has become the "in thing." I thought I was going to start kindergarten with a new sibling. I woke up one morning to find my mom and dad gone and my grandmother fixing my breakfast. "Where's Mom and Dad?" I asked. "They're at the hospital. You're going to have a brother or sister," Grandma said. I hurried through breakfast and parked myself on the curb where I could see the hospital across the street. I knew I would be able to see them as they walked out with our new baby, Apparently getting a new baby takes a long time because first it was lunch and then dinner and I was still waiting. Grandma came out to check on me and at long last, she came out with the news that I had a brother. I had a great story for my teacher on Monday. Getting a new baby takes forever!
Book Excerpt
Little Honker's Winter Concert
Suddenly Kari said, “Kris, we should see if we can bring Warren to the concert. It would be fun.”
“Great idea, Kari. Let’s ask Mom and Dad and Mr. Woody.” Initially, nobody seemed as enthusiastic as Kari and Kris, but they finally convinced their parents and Mr. Woody, their band teacher, that Little Honker would be a great addition to the concert.
“Mom and Dad, you know how much Warren likes to help us practice,” said Kris.
“He loves music. We think it would make the concert fun,” Kari argued.
“I’m not so sure,” said Mom. “That would be pretty unusual. I know our Little Honker loves to practice with you both, but taking him to the concert is something completely different.”
“True,” said Dad. “But, he does love music. See if Mr. Woody is OK with it. If he thinks it is OK, then I think you should give it a try. Could be fun!”
“Thanks, Dad.” The girls said at the same time.
They used the same reasoning with Mr. Woody the next day, but had to explain that Warren was a special cat.
“He is different than most cats, explained Kari. “I think it would make the concert exciting. We have never had anything like our Little Honker at a concert.”
“Music is in his heart,” Kris said. “He loves to practice with us. Please, Mr. Woody. I think you will be pleasantly surprised by what he can do.”
“This is pretty unusual. Are you sure he can do the things you said he can do?” asked Mr. Woody.
“Yes!” the girls said at once.
Finally Mr. Woody agreed, but he said “You girls are responsible for him. Make sure he does what you say he can do.”
“We will,” they said. The girls were off to share the great news with Little Honker.
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