Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

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Summary: We want more Kevin Henkes!!!
Review: Kevin Henkes manages to write great kids books without losing a large percent of the dictionary. Lily and her Purple Plastic Purse was our first introduction (you can even get a little stuffed Lily, complete with purple plastic purse and red cowboy boots!), and haven't been disappointed by any of Henkes' other offerings. Lily has been a favorite for over two years in our home with (now) seven year old triplets.

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Summary: Aesop would be proud, multi-level morals and fun
Review: Kevin Henkes spins a wonderful tale that appeals to many age groups with the fun story of Lilly and her new purse. Lilly loves her teacher and school, but her normally attentive nature is put to the test when she brings her new purse and accessories to class one day. Woven with lessons about the importance of patience, listening, and responsibility, the story is accompanied by colorful and simple illustrations depicting the young mouse Lilly and other characters in ordinary classroom situations every child can relate to. Your children will love reading this with you; you'll have to read every delightful caption. Something in the story will make adults laugh every time they read it too. Very well rounded and enjoyable work.

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Summary: A modern classic
Review: Kevin Henkes' "Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse" has long been a big favorite in our family. Henkes not only does superbly human-like mice for the illustrations, but he has a firm grasp on what it is that makes kids tick: the impulsiveness, the buoyancy, the peevishness, and more. He makes Lilly, our heroine, not only, well, human (even though she's a wee white mouse), but utterly sympathetic despite her faults.

Lilly has a fierce admiration for her very cool teacher, Mr. Slinger. Then one fateful day, Lilly shows up with a totally fashionable purple plastic purse (accompanied by "glittery movie star sunglasses with real diamonds"). She, of course, is feeling that she's the height of mouse fashion and glamour, but Mr. Slinger puts a stop to that. He irritates her by taking away the glasses and purse when it's clear that they're impeding Lilly's attention in class. Lilly is furious and takes out her anger on Mr. Slinger in a sneaky way. He meets her anger with patience and understanding, and she is apologetic. All's right with the world by the end of the book.

Henkes has a marvelous and intuitive feel for the way little kids think and how they express themselves. That, combined with his completely charming drawings, means that "Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse" is a grand way to spend twenty minutes reading to the nearest mouse-loving kid.

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Summary: Truely a charmer
Review: Lilly is a bright, intellegent character that is fun to read about and see how she handels herself.
Love this story and especially like the little mouse.
This one is a keeper!

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Summary: This mouse tale will bring a smile to anyone who reads this!
Review: Lilly is a delightful mouse who is full of charisma. Her thoughts are those that every child has had. She is a free spirit who dresses in red cowboy boots and glamour glasses. Her admiration of her teacher is tarnished when he corrects her. Her sweet revenge is quickly spoiled when she realizes that he isn't the meanie she has thought him to be. Lilly comes alive right off the pages of Henkes book. She is someone who you'd love to have as a playmate for yourself or for your children. Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse will bring a smile to anyone who reads it.

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Summary: Lilly Learns Her Lesson
Review: Lilly loved school adn her teacher, Mr. Slinger, very much. Because she loved Mr. Slinger so, Lilly wanted to be a teacher, and she always drew Mr. Slinger pretty pictures. One day Lilly came to school with a new pair of sunglasses, three quarters, and a new purple plastic purse that played music when opened. She could not wait until recess to show the class her new things, and so Mr. Slinger took them away until the end of the day. After that Lilly drew an awful picture of Mr. Slinger and hid it in his bookbag. Mr. Slinger returned Lilly's things and she told him she did not want to be a teacher anymore. Mr. Slinger put a note in Lilly's purse, and this made her feel awful about the way she acted. Lilly drew a nice picture, wrote a story, and apologized to Mr. Slinger. Lilly shared her new purse, glasses, and quarters with the class during share time, and Mr. Slinger danced to the music of her purse. Fabulous book! Note to teachers: This is the perfect book for the first day of kindergarten or first grade to express classroom rules. This is how you can teach your students to wait until the appropriate time to share and play. It also teaches manners and accepting responsibility for your actions. I would definetly use this with primary students to show patience.

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Summary: Lilly Learns Her Lesson
Review: Lilly loved school adn her teacher, Mr. Slinger, very much.Because she loved Mr. Slinger so, Lilly wanted to be a teacher, andshe always drew Mr. Slinger pretty pictures. One day Lilly came to school with a new pair of sunglasses, three quarters, and a new purple plastic purse that played music when opened. She could not wait until recess to show the class her new things, and so Mr. Slinger took them away until the end of the day. After that Lilly drew an awful picture of Mr. Slinger and hid it in his bookbag. Mr. Slinger returned Lilly's things and she told him she did not want to be a teacher anymore. Mr. Slinger put a note in Lilly's purse, and this made her feel awful about the way she acted. Lilly drew a nice picture, wrote a story, and apologized to Mr. Slinger. Lilly shared her new purse, glasses, and quarters with the class during share time, and Mr. Slinger danced to the music of her purse. Fabulous book! Note to teachers: This is the perfect book for the first day of kindergarten or first grade to express classroom rules. This is how you can teach your students to wait until the appropriate time to share and play. It also teaches manners and accepting responsibility for your actions. I would definetly use this with primary students to show patience.

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Summary: theology for the young - rather than a pat morality story
Review: Lilly loves school and especially her teacher, but can't help breaking a rule one day. Alienation and guilt soon follow. Note that Lilly punishes herself!! Her parents help her reconcile and by the end of the book the world is restored to it's former glory. Great book for giving young kids a roadmap for overcoming conflict and reassuring them that their parents will help them when they make a mistake. This is the book I give most often as a gift. Every child should have this in their library.
Any of the nearly 18,000 graduates of the Education for Ministry program (University of the South at Sewanne, TN), will immediately recognize the Hebrew Scripture's cycle of "Creation, Sin, Judgment, Repentance, and Redemption" in this extremely well written and illustrated book, though you won't see those loaded words anywhere in the text. Perhaps every adult should have this book as well.

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Summary: Delightful and entertaining
Review: Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse is my absolute favorite children's book! I love Kevin Henke's humor! My 4 year old dtr. and I both giggle thoughout his books. In this book, I adore how Mr. Slinger deals with Lilly's misbehavior --with firmness, kindness and encouragement. Lilly shows how she can be proactive about a mistake by writing an apology.