Book Review: Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
This book by Kevin Henkes has been around for a while, but I still laugh out loud when I read it. Lilly loves school, fish sticks at lunch, and pointy pencils. And she really loves Mr. Slinger, her cool teacher. But she has a bit of difficulty waiting for the appropriate time to share all of the things stashed in her purple plastic purse, like movie star sunglasses, and shiny quarters. Lilly breaks a rule, finds herself in trouble, does a couple of mean things, and ends up putting herself in “the uncooperative chair” when she gets home from school.
This is a great read anytime, but at the beginning of school, it’s powerful. Lilly is the child in all of us, and we all have difficult days. But despite her faults, I’d love to have a classroom full of Lillys.