Lily's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes

Title: Lily's Purple Plastic Purse 

Author: Kevin Henkes 

Award(s):

ABC Children's Booksellers Choices Award, 1997 Winner Picture Books United States
American Booksellers Book Sense Book of the Year (ABBY) Award, 1997 Winner Children United States
Kentucky Bluegrass Award, 1998 Winner K-3 Kentucky
SMART Book Award, 2005 Nominee United States

Reading level/ Lexile Level: 540

 Genre: Fiction

Synopsis:

Lily's Purple Plastic Purse  is about a mouse named Lily who get to go shopping with her Grandma over the weekend and she get a purple plastic purse, coins, and movie star sunglass. She loves to go to school and she loves her teacher. However, she gets very upset when her teacher her purse away because she is causing a disruption in class. She write him a very mean note and puts it on his desk. He gives back her purse and tells her how much he likes them and that tomorrow will be a better day. On her way home she finds a note from her teacher that tells her everyone has bad days but tomorrow will be fantastic and he put her favorite snack in there. She goes home and tells her parents what happened. She writes her teacher a note apologizing and makes him his favorite snack. She talks with him and they agree to forget the mean note. Lily gets to share her her new items. 

Resources/Activities: 

1. Author's Website- gives different activities online and offers background on the book -- http://www.kevinhenkes.com/book/lillys-chocolate-heart/

2. Activities for Kindergarten -- http://kindergartenatheart.blogspot.com/2012/04/lillys-purple-plastic-purse-literacy.html

3. More fun ideas. I based my idea if this site. I had my girls create their own plastic purses and my boys create purple pockets. -- http://www.teachingheart.net/kevinideasl.html

Reference:

Henkes, K. (1996). Lilly's purple plastic purse. New York, NY: Greenwillow Books.