Books with author Varnette P. Honeywood

Little Bill overcomes his fear of bumps in the night in this easy-to-read chapter book by comedian and storyteller Bill Cosby!This Little Bill adventure is now a Scholastic Reader!As Little Bill lies in bed, he hears noises in the dark and sees strange lights on the wall. There is something scary hiding inside his closet!First, he wants to sleep in his parents' room. Then he wants to sleep in his great-grandmother's room. At last, with her gentle touch and wise words, Alice the Great makes sure the scary things are gone for good.Grandma's gentle touch and calm makes everything okay.

This easy-to-read story about peer pressure by comedian and storyteller Bill Cosby is now a Scholastic Reader!Michael Reilly has introduced a new game to Little Bill and his friends. You get twelve chances to say something mean to another kid--and whoever comes up with the biggest insult is the winner. Insults start flying: "Jose hops with the frogs in science lab!" "Andrew eats frogs for dinner!" "Little Bill shoots baskets like a girl!"Little Bill tries to think of really mean things to say in retaliation. But Dad teaches him a strategy that enables Little Bill to save face while remaining the nice kid that he really is!

This easy-to-read story about friendship by comedian and storyteller Bill Cosby is now a Scholastic Reader!Little Bill and his friends LOVE the TV show Space Explorers. And so when the new Space Explorers video game comes out, they each want a copy.But when Little Bill asks his parents to buy him the game, they say no. So Little Bill and his friends go to their friend Andrew's house to play the game.What they discover, though, is that the video game isn't nearly as much fun nor as challenging as what their imaginations can dream up!

Little Bill has found the biggest diamond in the world, and now he's rich! How will he and his friends spend all that money? This story is now available in Scholastic Reader!Little Bill finds what he thinks might be the biggest diamond in the world! He and his friends try to decide how to spend all the money. But when Little Bill shows his dad the treasure, he discovers it's just a glass paperweight.Little Bill and his friends are soon over their disappointment and go back to the fun they were having before.Friends are the real treasure!