Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes is a great book for early elementary ages. The main character of the book is a little mouse named Lilly. She absolutely loves school. She especially loves her teacher Mr. Slinger and because of him wants to be a teacher when she grows up. One weekend Lilly goes shopping with her Grandmother and gets a purple plastic purse, a pair of movie star sunglasses and three shiny quarters. She decides to take them to school with her to show them off and has a hard time being quiet because she is so excited about her new things. Finally Mr. Slinger gets very frustrated with Lilly and he takes her purse, sunglasses and quarters away. Lilly then decides that she hates Mr. Slinger and writes him a mean letter and puts it in his briefcase. At the end of the day Mr. Slinger gives her purse back and writes his own nice letter to Lilly. She feels terrible and apologizes to Mr. Slinger. In the end everyone is happy again and Lilly still wants to become a teacher.
This is a very cute book that I think kindergarten and first grade students would really love. It has great illustrations and would be a good book to read aloud to them. Since the story is revolved around school, I really think that students would be able to relate to the book. It is also teaching them to use proper behavior and that there are consequences to bad behavior. I really enjoyed this story and the elaborate colorful illustrations and I think that students would really enjoy it too!
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I absolutely love this book just as much now as i did when i was younger and read it. The way that Lily acts getting all dressed up and wanting to be a teacher reminds me of me when i was younger. It's cute, it's funny, it's informational to students by teaching them manners, and behavior. I love it, and it will defintely be a book on the shelf in my classroom.
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