Lilly's Big Day and Other Stories

by Kevin Henkes, Richard Thomas (Read by), Christine Ebersole (Read by)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061130441
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/31/2006
Series:	Kevin Henkes's Mouse Books
Edition description:	Unabridged 1 CD, 1 Hr.
Pages:	1
Sales rank:	369,453
Product dimensions:	0.00(w) x 0.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Kevin Henkes has been praised both as a writer and as an illustrator and is the recipient of the Children’s Literature Legacy Award for his lasting contribution to literature for children. He received the Caldecott Medal for Kitten’s First Full Moon; Caldecott Honors for Waiting and Owen; two Newbery Honors, one for Olive’s Ocean and one for The Year of Billy Miller; and Geisel Honors for Waiting and Penny and Her Marble. His other books include The World and Everything in It; A House; A Parade of Elephants; Chrysanthemum; and the beloved Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse. Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.

Richard Thomas, in addition to his Emmy-award winning work on The Waltons, has starred in well over 40 television series and specials, among them Roots: The Next Generation, Law and Order SVU, and The Practice; he has also starred in numerous classic and contemporary plays around the country and on the London and Broadway stage, most recently in Richard Greenbergs A Naked Girl on the Appian Way.

Hometown:

Madison, Wisconsin

Date of Birth:

November 27, 1960

Place of Birth:

Racine, Wisconsin

Education:

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Website:

http://www.kevinhenkes.com

Editorial Reviews

Listeners will find nine beloved stories all featuring Henkes’s whimsical mice characters, including bossy Wendell, nervous Wemberly, and irrepressible and impetuous Lilly, swinging her new purse. Christine Ebersole and Richard Thomas (yes, of John-Boy fame) take turns reading such classics as Julius, Baby of the World, Chrysanthemum, Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, and Wemberly Worried. Each does a fine job showcasing Henkes’s gentle and perceptive wit and capturing his clever and child-pleasing prose. Taking turns, Ebersole and Thomas are as gracious as parents reading aloud at bedtime—though one hopes children will follow along as they listen, so as not to miss Henkes’s delightful illustrations. J.C.G. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

APR/MAY 07 - AudioFile

The exploits of Henkes's beloved, fiercely independent girl mouse Lilly and her friends, stars of numerous bestselling picture books, are collected on this chipper but rather spare production. Though supported by solid performances from the two seasoned actors at the helm, these mouse adventures fall a bit flat when heard without their visual picture-book counterparts. Henkes's original text and illustrations are such a seamless pairing—and his artwork contains much emotion and humorous detail—that something seems lost in this translation to stand-alone audio. Ebersole and Thomas give it their all, conveying the attitudes and feelings of the characters, but due to the lack of sparkle here, youngsters may want to stick with the print version. Ages 4-up. (Nov.)

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Publishers Weekly

PreS - Gr 2 - The well-loved texts of nine picture books by Kevin Henkes are brought to life in these readings by Richard Thomas and Christine Ebersole. The titles include: A Weekend with Wendell(1986), Sheila Rae, the Brave(1987), Chester's Way(1988); Julius, the Baby of the World(1990), Chrysanthemum(1991), Owen(1993), Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse(1996), Wemberly Worried(2000), and Lilly's Big Day(2006, all Greenwillow). 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.-Stephanie Bange, Wilmington-Stroop Branch, Dayton Metro Library, OH

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