Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

Charming from start to finish!! And I’ll confess, my mister (who happens to be an intervention specialist and loves this book as a lesson in regret and forgiveness) says it reminded him of first-grade me... yeah, the shoes and glittery glasses were the tip off!......more

I have been reading Kevin Henkes’ books ever since I was small, so it was a great day for me in discovering an old favorite of mine when I was small. “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse” is a children’s book by Kevin Henkes that details the relationship that Lilly has with her teacher Mr. Slinger and how......more

A few tons of thanks to Goodreads friend Kathryn who recommended this book to me because I doubt I’d have read it if not for her recommendation. I’d seen this book, but its title did not seem at all appealing to me; I didn’t know what it was about but what my imagination conjured up was so far off t......more

Not gonna lie, looking back, I find myself extremely irritated by Lilly's behavior, but then, we were all children at some point in our lives, brinnimg with impatience and excitement. In the end, valuable lessons are learned, so this is overall a pretty decent kids' book. 3.5/5 stars.......more

One of the best parts about reading books to kids is that I'm reading it as the person I've become, but looking at my kids, I remember the person I was. Really, it's as if two mes are reading. Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse is about a little girl mouse who wants to grow up to be a teacher. She has an i......more