Lilly's Big Day and Other Stories: 9 Stories

This audio collection includes charming performances of nine favorite Kevin Henkes favorites.

The titles include: Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse; Lilly's Big Day; Wemberly Worried; A Weekend with Wendell; Sheila Rae, the Brave; Chester's Way; Julius, the Baby of the World, Chrysanthemum, and Owen, 

The performers are beloved actors Richard Thomas and Christine Ebersole. As School Library Journal noted: "Thomas reads three of the picture books in a warm baritone voice, using vocal inflections flawlessly. Ebersole's crisp enunciation is perfect and her vocal intonations are on-target as she reads six titles. Opening and closing credits are delivered with jazzy music playing in the background."

This collection is a wonderful additional way to enjoy these warm and funny picture book classics.

A Weekend with Wendell: Can Sophie survive a weekend with the wild Wendell? Can she even learn to enjoy it? Sheila Rae, the Brave: Sheila Rae is not afraid of anything. But when Sheila Rae becomes lost on the way home from school, it is her "scaredy-cat" sister Louise who must save the day. Chester's Way: Chester and Wilson always do things together in their own special way, until Lilly arrives with new ideas about everything. Julius, the Baby of the World: Lilly is convinced that the arrival of her new baby brother is the worst thing in the world, until she hears what Cousin garland has to say about him. Chrysanthemum: She was a perfect baby, and she had a perfect name—Chrysanthemum. When she was old enough to appreciate it, Chrysanthemum loved her name. and then she started school . . . Owen: Mrs. Tweezers thinks Owen is too old for his blanket, Fuzzy. But when school starts, Owen's mother knows just what to do, and everyone—even Mrs. Tweezers—is happy. Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse: Lilly loves her teacher, Mr. Slinger, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing the class her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later. Wemberly Worried: Wemberly worries about everything. Especially the first day of school . . . but then she gets there and things are not quite as she feared. Lilly's Big Day: Lilly finds out that her favorite teacher, Mr. Slinger, is getting married. She's going to be the flower girl! Or is she?