Why won&t Benny help? Penny found a dead salamander but her brother Benny is refusing to help her bury it Is it silly to hold a service for Little Sallie or could this tiny salamander mean something more to the siblings? Geisel Award–winner Geoffrey Hayes shares this gentle tale of a child&s early encounter with death Bestselling author Geoffrey Hayes has written & illustrated over forty children&s books including the extremely popular series of early readers Otto & Uncle Tooth the classic Bear by Himself the Patrick Bear books & When the Wind Blew by Caldecott Medal–winning author Margaret Wise Brown His TOON Book series of Benny & Penny books has garnered multiple awards In 2009 Benny & Penny in the Big No-No! received the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award given by the American Library Association for "the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English"