Henny, Penny, Lenny, Denny, and Mike
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Picture Book · Ages 4–18 · 2017 · Est. 4 min read-aloud

Henny, Penny, Lenny, Denny, and Mike

By Cynthia Rylant, Mike Austin (Illustrator)

Five fish face chaos when a new castle arrives. Can an unlikely ally save the day?

4.5/7 Bookroo experts·3.7/5 Goodreads · 457 ratings
32 pages· 400 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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In a vibrant fish tank, five guppies—Henny, Penny, Lenny, Denny, and Mike—enjoy their watery world, except for the snail they ignore. But when a magical castle arrives, chaos ensues. As disaster looms, the overlooked snail might be their only hope. Can this unexpected hero save the day and forge new friendships? Dive into this colorful tale of surprise alliances and underwater adventures.

From the publisher

From beloved author Cynthia Rylant and illustrator Mike Austin comes a colorful and quirky picture book about five fish who find unexpected friendship when some new additions to their tank shake things up!

Henny, Penny, Lenny, Denny and Mike are five fish friends who love everything about life in the fish tank—except for clean-the-tank day and the snail that lives with them, who they mostly ignore. But one day, when they get an enchanting new fairy-tale castle, disaster strikes! And it turns out there’s only one slippery, slimy non-fish fellow who can help…

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Words
400
Reading age
4–18
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD520L
Themes & topics
Books about homeBooks about fishBooks about friendshipBooks about aquariumsBooks about pets
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.2
F&P level
~N
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
199534
Publication
Published
September 26, 2017
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781481445238

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