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Summary: We think this book is hysterical!
Review: LILLY'S PURPLE PLASTICE PURSE is a book for the whole family to love--ours does! Our kids are 12,8, and 6 years old. They all think this book is terrific--they laugh every time! So do my husband and I. We can all sympathize with Lilly who loves her new toy SO much that she wants everyone to love it as much as she does. She is saddened and very disappointed to learn that her favorite teacher does not share her adoration for the purse Grammy bought her; and to add insult to injury, he even takes it away from her until the end of the day. Her reactions and responses are SO real and, therefore, funny! We highly recommend it!
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Summary: One of the best kids books I've read
Review: Lilly's special treasures mean everything to her and she wants to share her joy. Unfortunately she discoveres the timing is not appropriate. I don't know who loves Lilly more, me or my 5 year old!
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Summary: So many lessons in one fun book!
Review: My 4 year old daughter LOVES this book. Mostly because she can relate to Lily's excitement about her new plastic purse that plays a "jaunty tune", her glittery movie-star sunglasses, and her jingly coins. I love it because it offers so many little lesson to discuss along the way. We talk about how Lily could've handled things better. We talk about why the pictures show her getting smaller and smaller (she feels remorse for her actions). We talk about how telling her parents what she had done was a great decision because they were able to help her correct her mistake. And, we talk about what to expect at school and how to have good manners, respect, etc. Lily is such a loveable character, and so much like my daughter that it's just natural that we both love her and this book so much! A must have for all pre-school/early school aged girls!
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Summary: My daughter loved this book!
Review: My daughter loved this book so much! We visited the Doctor's office one day and found another book by Kevein Henkes "Chrysanthemum". I came to amazon.com to order it because of her love of "Lily's Purple Plastic Purse"!
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Summary: A very interactive story with a great message
Review: My soon to be 4 year old LOVES this book, we read it at least four times a week at bed time, WOW. My daughter has me insert her name in place of Lily and her sister's name as Lily's baby brother, etc.
But mostly what I love is it gives us an opportunity to talk and read to together. When my daughter wanted to bring her new "purse" to school, we discussed what happened to Lily. When she had a fight with a friend and my daughter was wrong, we talked about "sorry." But as my daughter now enters pre-school, it gave us an opportunity to talk about how Lily loves school and my daughter will too.
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Summary: Laughed my head off
Review: So there I am in the bookstore, doubled over, tears streaming from my eyes and laughing my head off. Store personnel arrive because I look like I'm in pain. After my recent purchase of an Isabella Fiore knock off, I totally related to this girls love for her new purse.
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Summary: A perfectly captured 'day in the life' of a young student.
Review: Thank you Kevin Henkes for bringing Lilly back again to center stage. Here she cannot keep her new purple plastic purse
a secret until show-n-tell and so she loses it to Mr. Slinger
until day's end. Her fury at his actions leads her to write a demeaning letter complete with illustrations . Understanding
parents help redeem the day and Lilly is reconciled to her beloved
teacher. Her typically passionate personality reminds me of many second graders I've met. The wild swings between
exhuberance and despair all in one 24 hour period is so common.Any
one who has ever found it hard to wait for their turn is bound
to identify with Lilly. Read this aloud the first day of school!
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Summary: Very useful for Corporate America
Review: This book, about waiting your turn, sharing, and cooling off before responding inappropriately has great applications for the work environment. Reading about Lilly attempts to retrieve a note written in anger from her teacher's grasp reminded me of e-mails sent that one wanted to take back. Besides, it has illustrations that are totally hysterically humorous. A great story.
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Summary: HOORAY FOR LILLY!!!
Review: This is a book that adults will appreciate as much as children. Pay close attention to all that's happening in the illustrations. You can't help but love Lilly, she means well but like any of us she finds herself in trouble. Mr. Slinger, Lilly's teacher is a hero. This is a must read for all kids. Makes a great gift, look for a purple plastic purse and movie star sunglasses to go a long with it! After reading this book you'll find yourself looking for and falling in love with all of Kevin Henkes' books! Wow! That is all I can say. Wow!
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Summary: An Excellent Read-Aloud Story About Anger and Forgiveness!
Review: This is a popular read-aloud book in our elementary school library. Looking at the other reviews one can conclude it would be entertaining and effective from preschool to the corporate world.Rarely does an author capture the emotions of children (and adults) as succinctly as Kevin Henkes does here. His playful illustrations of human-like mice carry the story along and make children want to examine every detail. While entertaining, "Lilly" teaches some valuable lessons about anger and forgiveness. Something our society could use a bit more of.
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