Lilly & Friends: A Picture Book Treasury

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For the first time, all nine of Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkess bestselling, award-winning mouse picture books are available together in a jacketed hardcover treasury. Lilly, Chrysanthemum, Owen, Wemberly, Sheila Rae, Julius, Chester, and Wendellall the beloved characters and stories in one lavish volume featuring brand-new jacket artwork, fun family reading tips, story activities to do at home, and an afterword by #1 New York Timesbestselling author Kevin Henkes.

Kevin Henkess classic mouse picture books have been perennially popular with families and in classrooms for more than thirty years. Now readers can find their favorite characters and stories in one deluxe volume.

With fun family reading tips, activities written by a noted literacy expert, and an afterword by the author, this treasury is an essential addition to every bookshelf. The heart and humor of Kevin Henkess acclaimed characters have made these books enduring favorites for a generation. Lilly & Friends is gift to cherish for fans both new and old!

The treasury includes: A Weekend with Wendell; Sheila Rae, the Brave; Chesters Way; Julius, the Baby of the World; Chrysanthemum; Owen; Lillys Purple Plastic Purse; Wemberly Worried; and Lillys Big Day.

Author Bio

Kevin Henkes is the author and illustrator of more than fifty critically acclaimed and award-winning picture books, beginning readers, and novels. He received the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon in 2005, and Waiting won a Caldecott Honor and Geisel Honor in 2016. Kevin Henkes is also the creator of a number of picture books featuring his mouse characters, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Lilly's Big Day and Wemberly Worried, the Caldecott Honor Book Owen, and the beloved Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. His most recent mouse character, Penny, was introduced in Penny and Her Song; her story continued in Penny and Her Doll and Penny and Her Marble (a Geisel Honor Book). Bruce Handy, in a New York Times Book Review piece about A Good Day, wrote, "It should be said: Kevin Henkes is a genius." Kevin Henkes received two Newbery Honors for novels-one for The Year of Billy Miller, and the other for Olive's Ocean. Also among his fiction for older readers are the novels Junonia, Bird Lake Moon, The Birthday Room, and Sun & Spoon. Kevin Henkes has been published by Greenwillow Books since the release of his first book, All Alone, in 1981. His fiftieth book, the picture book Egg, was published in January 2017. Most recently, he is the author of In the Middle of Fall, Winter Is Here, Summer Song, A Parade of Elephants, Sweeping Up the Heart, and Penny and Her Sled. He lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin. www.kevinhenkes.com.