2020Mouse Books
Lilly & Friends
A Picture Book Treasury Written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes
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Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
Kevin Henkes
Lilly loves all sorts of things. She loves school, she loves dressing up, she even grows to love her stinky baby brother, Julius. In fact, Lilly loves everything! At least, she loves everything most of the time. Even Lilly has some bad days, but when you have movie star sunglasses and a purple plastic purse, how bad can it be?
If you love life, then you’ll love Lilly!
Purchases via HarperCollins · official publisher of Kevin Henkes’s books
Awards & recognition
- ALA Notable Children’s Book Booklist Editors’ Choice Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon Horn Book Fanfare Publishers Weekly Best Book School Library Journal Best Book New York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing IRA Children’s Choice American Booksellers Book of the Year Award American Booksellers Association “Pick of the Lists” Children’s Literature Choice List California Great Reads Award Zena Sutherland Award (Chicago, IL)
What the critics said
praise from the pages of the reviews
“Henkes gets it all just right. . . . All of the bustling, inventive artwork is a pleasure to look at. . . . The whole book, art and text, is lovingly layered to express the mixed emotions that all of us experience.” —Booklist(starred review)”
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