Henry and Bea, Hardcover

Henry and Bea are inseparable, but one day Henry suddenly stops talking to his best friend. Bea knows there's something Henry's not telling her, but what could it be?

Henry and Bea have always been inseparable...until one day Henry suddenly stops talking to Bea. He won't chat with her in class, and he won't sit with her at lunch. Bea can tell something's going on, and she's determined to find out what it is.

When their teacher announces that the class is taking a field trip to a farm, Bea hopes that this might be her chance to reconnect with Henry. When Henry finds an old cat collar at the farm and starts to cry, he finally reveals his secret to Bea: his cat Buddy died last week.

And even though it's hard for them both, Bea knows that she'll be there for Henry, as his best friend, no matter what.

From award-winning author/illustrator Jessixa Bagley comes a realistic and ultimately uplifting portrayal of the challenges of childhood friendship.

A Junior Library Guild Selection

Jessixa Bagley is an illustrator and comics artist. Her previous books include Boats for Papa, which received four starred reviews and a Golden Kite Award, Before I Leave, Laundry Day, which received an Ezra Jack Keats Award Honor, and Vincent Comes Home, which she wrote and illustrated with her husband Aaron. Her editorial work has appeared in The Stranger, The Chicago Reader, Nickelodeon Magazine, and The Seattle Weekly, among other publications. She lives in Seattle, Washington.