Synopses & Reviews
Review
“Lilly is one of the great female characters in literaturelike Anna Karenina with whiskers or Scarlett OHara with paws.” USA Today
Synopsis
Lilly s Purple Plastic Purse is twenty In 1986, Lilly award-winning author Kevin Henkes s exuberant and beloved mouse character finally got her first starring role with the publication of Lilly s Purple Plastic Purse. As USA Today proclaimed, Lilly is one of the great female characters in literature like Anna Karenina with whiskers or Scarlett O Hara with paws. A modern classic, Lilly s Purple Plastic Purse has sold more than one million copies and was named to ten best of the year lists. This special twentieth anniversary edition features a letter from Kevin Henkes about Lilly printed inside the book, and a celebratory and sparkly foil jacket.
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About the Author
Kevin Henkes is the author of
Junonia,
Sun & Spoon,
Bird Lake Moon, and the Newbery Honor Books
The Year of Billy Miller and
Olive's Ocean. He also writes and illustrates picture books, and among his many titles are the national bestsellers
Little White Rabbit,
My Garden,
Old Bear,
A Good Day, and
Kitten's First Full Moon, for which he was awarded the Caldecott Medal. Mr. Henkes is also the creator of a series of books starring mouse characters, including the Penny books for beginning readers,
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse,
Chrysanthemum, and
Owen, for which he was awarded a Caldecott Honor.
Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.
Kevin Henkes is the author of Junonia, Sun & Spoon, Bird Lake Moon, and the Newbery Honor Books The Year of Billy Miller and Olive's Ocean. He also writes and illustrates picture books, and among his many titles are the national bestsellers Little White Rabbit, My Garden, Old Bear, A Good Day, and Kitten's First Full Moon, for which he was awarded the Caldecott Medal. Mr. Henkes is also the creator of a series of books starring mouse characters, including the Penny books for beginning readers, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Chrysanthemum, and Owen, for which he was awarded a Caldecott Honor.
Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.