Henkes, Kevin

Lilly is convinced that the arrival of her new baby brother is the worst thing that has happened in their house, until Cousin Garland comes to visit.

The Caldecott Medal-winning creator of Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse follows the second-grade year of young Billy Miller, who struggles to navigate the pitfalls of elementary school, appreciate a pesky younger sibling and help his busy parents.

Chester and Wilson share the same exact way of doing things, until Lilly moves into the neighborhood and shows them that new ways can be just as good.

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse is twenty! In 1986, Lilly award-winning author Kevin Henkes's exuberant and beloved mouse character finally got her first starring role with the publication of Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. As USA Today proclaimed, "Lilly is one of the great female characters in literature like Anna Karenina with whiskers or Scarlett O'Hara with paws.".

The narrator explains why it is sometimes nice to be alone.

Chester and Wilson share the same exact way of doing things, until Lilly moves into the neighborhood and shows them that new ways can be just as good.

Bailey is too young to go camping with the Bunny Scouts, but his parents take him on a special camping trip--in the house.

A mouse named Wemberly, who worries about everything, finds that she has a whole list of things to worry about when she faces the first day of nursery school.