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Lilly's purple plastic purse  Cover Image Book Book

Lilly's purple plastic purse / by Kevin Henkes.

Henkes, Kevin. (Author).

Summary:

Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later.

Record details

  • ISBN: 006242419X
  • ISBN: 9780062424198
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Edition: 20th anniversary edition
  • Publisher: New York : Greenwillow Books, 2016.
Subject: Schools > Fiction.
Teachers > Fiction.
Mice > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch E HENKE K (Text) 33126020689836 Easy Available -
Erlanger Branch E HENKE K (Text) 33126020689851 Easy Available -

  • School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 1996 August
    PreS-Gr 2 Lilly loves everything about school even the squeaky chalk and the cafeteria food. But most of all, she loves her teacher, Mr. Slinger, who is a sharp dresser and greets his students with an uncharacteristic "Howdy." The little mouse will do anything for him until he refuses to allow her to interrupt lessons to show the class her new movie-star sunglasses, three shiny quarters, and purple plastic purse. Seething with anger, she writes a mean story about him and places it in his book bag at the end of the day. But when she looks in her purse, she discovers that he has written her a kind note and even left her a bag of treats. Filled with remorse, Lilly sets out to make amends. Rich vocabulary and just the right amount of repetition fuse perfectly with the watercolor and black-pen illustrations. With a few deft strokes, Henkes changes Lilly's facial expressions and body language to reveal a full range of emotions. When she realizes how unfair she has been, Lilly shrinks smaller and smaller. When all ends well, she leaps for joy in her familiar red boots right out of the picture's frame. Clever dialogue and other funny details will keep readers looking and laughing. As the cover and end papers attest, Lilly emerges once again a star. Marianne Saccardi, Norwalk Community-Technical College, CT Copyright 1998 School Library Journal Reviews

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