


When a fire starts in the chimney, Billy's mom calmly shepherds her children outside, and the incident is quickly over.

When the neighbor passes away after a long illness, Billy's mom encourages the children to make sympathy cards, and they deliver them along with home-baked brownies to the neighbor's family. Billy expresses his concern, and others, to his parents, and they're great at soothing him. Soon after, first responders arrive at an elderly neighbor's home, and Billy worries that his wish may have gone wrong. In this story, Billy wishes on his birthday candles that "something exciting" will happen. Parents need to know that Billy Miller Makes a Wish is the follow-up to Newbery Award-winning author Kevin Henkes' chapter book The Year of Billy Miller. An elderly neighbor dies.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. There's a brief emergency in the Miller home when some residue in the chimney catches fire, but the sirens and flashing lights are more alarming than the incident itself.
