Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes

 Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse: Henkes, Kevin, Henkes, Kevin: 9780688128975: Amazon.com: Books


Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes 


  • Contemporary Realistic Fiction 

  • Grades: Pre-K - Kinder, 1st & 2nd

  • Awards: American Booksellers Book of the Year Award, California Great Reads Award, ALA Notable Children’s Book


Summary: 

In this book, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Lilly the mouse loves going to school. Her favorite part of school is her teacher because he is very smart and greets the students with “howdy”. Lilly loves drawing and writing stories and she decides she wants to become a teacher. One day, Lilly gets a new flashy purse and shiny quarters that she wants to share with the class but her teacher says no. This makes Lilly angry and she writes a very mean note and hides it in her teacher's bag. She claims she no longer wants to be a teacher. Lilly’s teacher returns the stuff that he confiscated from her and leaves her a note that says she will have a better day tomorrow. This makes Lilly feel bad so she tells her parents what happened and writes a story telling her teacher that she’s very sorry and hopes for forgiveness. The story ends with the teacher forgiving Lilly, her having a much better day, and Lilly deciding she would love being a teacher in the future. 


Evaluation:

I would use this book in my classroom. The content is appropriate for second grade. The illustrations are detailed and flow well with the context of the story. Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse is realistic fiction because Lilly is a mouse but she performs normal daily things a student would perform. I like this book because it’s believable and it shows the impact that teachers can have on students. Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse teaches students the lesson that everyone makes mistakes and it is important to apologize, forgive, and every day is a new day. I would use this book in a unit on comprehension. The students can use the illustrations and content to synthesize information and create a new understanding. 

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