Customer Reviews

A Box of Treats: Five Little Picture Books about Lilly and Her Friends

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As mentioned in other reviews; this set of books is nicely smallish (5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches), and beautifully drawn, and the 5 stories are lovely. What no one has yet bothered to mention is the answer to "What do you get?" in this smallish, prettily drawn and nicely written set?

You get 5 small, hard cover books in a nice, slick board box;
Lilly's Chocolate Heart, Owen's Marshmellow Chick, Wemberly's Ice-Cream Star, Julius's Candy Corn and Sheila Rae's Peppermint Stick.

Each short story involves a 'treat'; an Easter Marshmellow Chick, some Halloween Candy Corn, a Forth of July ice cream, etc, that barely mention the holiday to which they owe their existance. For example, although Owen does get an "Easter basket", there is no mention of Christmas in Sheila Rae's Peppermint Stick and no mention of why a red, white and blue star-shaped ice-cream would be Wemberly's special treat "on a hot day".

All of which is fine with me, I thoroughly enjoy reading these with my 3 1/2 and 4 1/2 year old kids, even our 18 month old seems to enjoy these stories, but I feel if we were not a Christmas-and-Easter-celebrating household, this set would have been a bit of a bummer. So, consider yourself warned. :)

These 5 books have to get read each night before my daughter will go to sleep. It doesn't matter that the stories are for certain times of the year, she adores the characters. Lately she has been "reading" them to me...she has the memorized. We have many of Mr. Henkes books and they are well read. You can't go wrong with this set!

What a treat this little box is!!! My children love all five! We are big Kevin Henkes fans and this book delivers! Lilly and her friends are a must read at bed time!

first, these are great little stories. kevin henkes is a fabulous author. my only issue is that i would have liked to have known ahead of time that all the stories were about sugary sweets and the characters hording their sweets in some way. it's turned out to be fine - my daughter still loves the stories. i just would have liked a heads' up.

I am a big fan of all of Kevin Henkes' children's books. This little book set is bright and colorful and looks good enough to eat!

They are a good introduction to the rest of his stories. Not only are these written with little ones in mind, they are smartly written. I enjoy them as much as my son! Henkes really knows how to capture the innocence and whimsy of children everywhere.

My 2 1/2 year old adores these books. She brings them to me to read to her several times throughout the day and night, never seeming to tire of them, She has had them for about 6 months so this is no passing fancy.
In the large size, any one of these books would cost what you can get five of them in this box set. Actually, this size is much better for little hands and I think adds to the fun. I am keeping it in mind as an ideal gift to give other children in the future. My daughter has learned many words from the books, just because she enjoys repeating them after me. Her favorite is "Delicious!" from Julius's Candycorn. This is definitely a good buy.

My kids love, love, love this set! And I enjoy reading it to them. The pictures are great and the books are witty, as are all of Keven Henkes' books. We actually already owned a set and I ordered this for my nieces.

Great short books for fans of Henkes. They are very short, but good for times when you need a quick story. The artwork is beautiful -- even in these small editions. They are a good size for little hands and a good transition for toddlers who no longer need board books for durability.

This is a great set for anyone teaching the Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Primary Grades!

Very cute books for your first or second grader. The characters are loveable and sweet. My daughter loves them.