# Hank's Big Day: The Story of a Bug - Hardcover

by **Evan Kuhlman** (Author), **Chuck Groenink** (Illustrator)

**Perfect for reading aloud, this spare, charming picture book about a day in the life of a pill bug in suburbia is also about an unusual friendship.**

Hank is a pill bug with a busy life--for a pill bug, that is. His daily routine involves nibbling a dead leaf, climbing up a long stick, avoiding a skateboarder, and playing pretend with his best friend, a human girl named Amelia, in her backyard. And when day is done, Hank likes nothing better than returning home to his cozy rock.

### Author Biography

Evan Kuhlman is the author of the middle-grade novels _Brother from a Box,_ _The Last Invisible Boy,_ and _Great Ball of Light_ and of _Wolf Boy,_ the highly lauded novel for adults. He lives in Ohio. Visit him at authorevankuhlman.wordpress.com.

Chuck Groenink has illustrated several picture books, among them _Rufus the Writer_ by Elizabeth Bram, _Santa Clauses_ by Bob Raczka, _The Backwards Birthday Party_ by Tom Chapin and John Forster, and _Under a Pig Tree_ by Margie Palatini. Born and raised in the Netherlands, he now lives and works in the Hudson Valley, New York. Learn more at ChuckGroenink.com.

**Number of Pages:** 40

**Dimensions:** 0.44 x 8.75 x 11.25 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** September 13, 2016

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Hank's Big Day: The Story of a Bug

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 2.7

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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