Lily's Purple Plastic PurseSummary: "Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later."
Strengths: This fun fantasy about a great mouse teacher and his biggest fan, Lilly. Lilly's character is very strong and fun from her red boots with a star to her vibrant dresses.
I like that the pictures do not take up the whole page and that a series of pictures show her action. I also like the dialogue that takes place in the pictures and the way that the text is in a variety of places. The book has very funny parts and really shows different emotions.
Concerns: I have no concerns about this book as long as it is read by an appropriate audience.
Classroom Use/Other Comments: Children aged 4-8 would enjoy the book. Teachers could read the book to discuss apologizing, guilt, and other feelings.
Annie, I imagine you tagged this as fantasy because, okay, she IS a mouse. But despite that little fact, I would call this realistic fiction because of all of the other real-life situations.
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