What Are You Doing, Benny?

Written by Cary Fagan & illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton

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$17.99

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3 - 7

Reading age

Page count

Apr 2, 2019

Publication date

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What's This Book About

Publisher Summary

Benny’s little brother is really good at a lot of things - making potions and paper airplanes, building forts, putting on puppet shows, even petting the neighbours cat. But whenever he tries to join in Benny’s activities, all Benny ever says is ‘No’. Maybe his little brother can watch him do cool stuff, if he’s lucky. What is a little fox to do, except give Benny a taste of his own medicine? Totally familiar yet fresh and original, tenderly told and consistently funny, this story perfectly captures the joys (and annoyances!) of sibling relationships.

What Kind of Book is What Are You Doing, Benny?

Topics

siblings animals family feelings and emotions social themes imagination and play foxes

Genres

fiction

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The Creatives Behind the Book

Author

Cary Fagan

Cary Fagan is an award-winning author of books for children and adults. He has won the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children’s Literature, the Jewish Book Award, the IODE Jean Throop Book Award and the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, among others. His many books include the picture book A Cage Went in Search of a Bird, illustrated by Banafsheh Erfanian (“An original and thought-provoking exploration of the rhythms of friendship –Kirkus, starred review) and the short novel The Hollow Under the Tree, an Ontario Library Association Best Bet. Cary lives with his family in Toronto.

Illustrator

Kady MacDonald Denton

Kady MacDonald Denton is the illustrator of many books for children, including the Bear and Mouse books, as well as Two Homes by Claire Masurel. Kady MacDonald Denton lives in Ontario.