Waiting

On a windowsill, five small figures wait: an owl waits for the moon, a bear waits for snow, a puppy waits for wind, a pig waits for rain, and a rabbit waits for something — he isn't sure what. Kevin Henkes' Caldecott Medal winner is as a quiet beauty, capturing something true about the nature of patience and hope and the particular pleasure of anticipation. A new friend arrives, a storm comes and goes, seasons turn. Everyone gets what they are waiting for, eventually. A book for the very youngest readers, Waiting was my mom's favorite book to read to my kids when they were very little, and my 3.5 year old still loves it.