Reading 2000 Read Aloud Book Grade K.03 Lillys Purple Plastic Purse

by Kevin Henkes

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse Kevin Henkes

Paperback

Published January 1, 1999

About the author

Kevin Henkes is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. As an illustrator he won the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon (2004). Two of his books were Newbery Medal Honor Books, Olive's Ocean in 2004 and The Year of Billy Miller in 2014. His picture book Waiting was named both a 2016 Caldecott Honor Book and a Geisel Honor Book. It was only the second time any author has won that combination of awards.