| | |  | Ducks | Home » » Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse | | | | | | | Description: | | Lilly loves everything about school, especially her cool teacher, Mr. Slinger. But when Lilly brings her purple plastic purse and its treasures to school and can't wait until sharing time, Mr. Slinger confiscates her prized possessions. Lilly's fury leads to revenge and then to remorse and she sets out to make amends. Lilly, the star of Chester's Way and Julius, the Baby of the World, is back. And this time she has her name in the title - something she's wanted all along. If you thought Lilly was funny before, you are in for a treat. So hurry up and start reading. Lilly can't wait for you to find out more about her. | | | Features: | |
• ISBN13: 9780688128975
• Condition: New
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Kevin Henkes | | Hardcover:
| 32 pages | | Publisher:
| Greenwillow Books | | Publication Date:
| August 19, 1996 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0688128971 | | Product Length:
| 10.31 inches | | Product Width:
| 8.35 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.35 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.75 pounds | | Package Length:
| 10.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.75 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 58 reviews |
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Wonderful message in a sweet little purple package!!Jul 21, 2010
I loved this book. -It speaks to children in a very real way, on their own level, about dealing with frustration and anger. After Lily gets in trouble from her teacher for playing with her purple purse in class and distracting the other students, she writes him a very un-kind note out of anger. Later, as she has time to reflect on her actions, she feels terrible about it. In the end, she finds a way to apologize and everyone is happy.
This book takes a very important issue, and puts it in a fun little package that is enjoyable to read. This book would make an excellent addition to any library, home or otherwise.
DeeDee Fox, author and illustrator, The Ruby Red Slippers
1 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Politicizing a children's book??May 24, 2010
My MIL purchased this book for my daughter who is 15 months old. I just recently sat down to read it to her. All in all, a cute book, but I was surprised and annoyed at the illustrations in the book. This book definitely has a liberal slant to it - the teacher wears "artistic shirts" and in the picture, he has the words "Global Village" and "One World" written on the chalkboard. Really? This is supposed to be lower elementary school, and I found that to be a thinly-veiled attempt to convey liberal politics to the reader. Additionally, although not as annoying is that when Lilly's parents help her apologize, the dad is wearing a peace shirt and is making the treats which seemed to be, again, liberal in nature.
The author is free to include his politics in the book, but I thought that parents should be aware of this agenda.
Kid's ReviewFeb 03, 2010
This laugh out loud, heart-warming book is fantastic. There is this little mouse named Lilly. Lilly loves school. She even acts like a teacher to her little brother, Julius. One day Lilly came to school very happy. She brought something very special and her teacher doesn't like it. Lilly keeps a purple plastic purse and she wants to bring it to school. Honestly my favorite part when she teaches her brother the alphabet. I recommend this book for children who like to laugh. Will Lilly get in more trouble? Will her teacher forgive her? Read this funny book to find out.
Our favorite HenkesMay 26, 2009
This is one of the two or three books that I buy for all of my friends who are having babies-- a classic deserving of shelf space right along with "Where the Wild Things Are," "Amos and Boris," "George and Martha," "Ferdinand," "The Cat in the Hat," and (new favorite) "Food Hates You Too." In particular, "Lilly" is a must for children starting school. It tracks the complexity of the kindergartner/ teacher relationship-- the student's infatuation with the teacher, her disillusionment, her betrayal, her remorse, her amends. The child-mouse Lilly (familiar from other Henkes books, like "Chester's Way") is irrepressible, well-meaning, and spiteful-- a real kid. Angry at her beloved teacher, Mr. Slinger, after he confiscates for the day her purple purse because she keeps interrupting class to show it off, Lilly retaliates by producing a nasty drawing of "big fat mean Mr. stealing teacher" and slipping it into Mr. Slinger's book bag. After he returns the purse and she finds snacks in it accompanied with a note ("today was a difficult day. Tomorrow will be better"), Lilly is horrified, stricken with remorse. How she makes amends to the perfectly understanding Mr. Slinger (all teachers should be Mr. Slinger!) is a good lesson for children on the importance of saying I'm sorry, without ever being preachy or saccharine. Henkes is terrific because he doesn't sugar-coat his characters; part of what makes Lilly special is that she has her flaws. This book is a true classic.
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 Lilly's Purple Plastic PurseMay 21, 2009
My granddaughter loves this book. It was just a little long for reading before bedtime, where my grandkids usually have a choice of three books each read to them.
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