Benjie

by Joan M. Lexau, Don Bolognese (Illustrator)

Benji is a boy who does not talk very much to anyone except his grandmother. He's about to begin school and everyon is worried about this issue. His grandmother loses one of her beloved earrings her husband gave her and is heartbroken over the loss. Benjie decides to try and locate the earring, forcing him to talk to people and bringing him out of his shell.

40 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1968