Lilly's Big Day and Other Stories [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Kevin Henkes (Author), Richard Thomas (Reader), Christine Ebersole (Reader)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

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?

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

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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From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 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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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Audio CD
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books; Unabridged edition (October 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061130443
• ISBN-13: 978-0061130441
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #389,028 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #1 in Books > Books on CD > Authors, A-Z > ( H ) > Henkes, Kevin
  • #76 in Books > Books on CD > Children's Fiction > Animals

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars disappointed, May 5, 2009

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I thought after reading the reviews, this would be great for my 3 year old, but it's not our cup of tea. The way the characters were treating eachother didn't feel appropriate for young kids. My son copies a lot of what he sees and hears and I wouldn't want to reinforce some of the behavior in these stories. He's not quite old enough to get the moral of the story without copying imbibing all of it.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Storys, March 17, 2007

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I am a Pre-Kindergarten teacher and at nap time we listen to stories that the kids enjoy and "Lilly's Big Day and Other Stories CD" is great the kids ask to listen to it every day. This is a great CD !!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice, June 4, 2007

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My 7-year-old child has been asking to hear this over and over again since she received it as a present 10 days ago. In my opinion, the production could have used a little music here and there, to make it more lively, but my daughter doesn't seem to need anything more than the CD offers. The narrations (which are by different narrators, both male and female) are clear, and nice.

I have to add, that before she got this CD, my daughter had been watching the Scholastic DVD that includes some of the Kevin Henkes' stories featured in this CD... so that probably helped to make it more alive.