Lilly's Chocolate Heart [Board book]

Kevin Henkes (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 1 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Lilly loves her chocolate heart.
Will she save it?
Forever and ever?
What do you think?

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2--Lilly has one red-foil-wrapped chocolate heart left and she wants to find the perfect hiding place for it. However, every place the little mouse considers is either too dusty, too warm, too tight, too narrow, or just wrong. She finally decides to put the candy in her mouth: "Perfect." The straightforward text is printed on pastel-colored pages facing a picture of Lilly on a white background. This is a delightfully simple tale, but not really a concept for the under three-year-olds who would appreciate the board-book format. Slightly older children will enjoy the story but they're likely to be turned off by the packaging. Too bad.--Nancy A. Gifford, Schenectady County Public Library, NY
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About the Author

Kevin Henkes is the author and illustrator of many books for children of all ages—among them are Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Chrysanthemum, and Wemberly Worried. He was awarded the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon, a Caldecott Honor for Owen, and a Newbery Honor for Olive's Ocean. He lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 1 and up
  
• Board book: 24 pages
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books (December 16, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060560665
• ISBN-13: 978-0060560669
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,009 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #47 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Animals > Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs & Squirrels > Fiction
  • #56 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > People & Places > Holidays & Festivals > Valentine's Day
  • #66 in Books > Children's Books > Holidays & Celebrations > Valentine's Day

More About the Author

Kevin Henkes is the creator of many distinguished books for children, including Kitten's First Full Moon (winner of the Caldecott Medal), Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, and Chrysanthemum. His novels for young people include Olive's Ocean (a Newbery Honor Book) and Bird Lake Moon.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the spirit to be a favorite, June 5, 2004

By 

Brenda "MYSHELFDOTCOM" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lilly's Chocolate Heart (Board book)

Lilly has one chocolate heart left from Valentine's Day, and it's bedtime, so where is the perfect, safe place to put her chocolate heart until tomorrow? This little bedtime dilemma has Lilly searching around her room for just the right place. Does she find it?

In Henkes' eye candy, easy reading style he delights young readers with another of Lilly's fanciful tales. In a small board book, modest sentences pop off solid, colored backgrounds as Lily, the little white mouse, dances from page to page in search of the perfect place for her last chocolate heart. Like I said, it's easy reading and perfect for young ones with short attention spans, not to mention the pages are strong enough to survive the pulling, tugging and turning of small hands.

Lilly's Chocolate Heart has the spirit to be a favorite, to be read over and over again. I can just hear a little voice repeating the last page by heart in a fit of laughter.

There is one more book with Lilly (Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse) and other titles with little mice, such as Julius, Wemberly, Sheila Rae, Chester, and Owen.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm glad this is a hefty hardcover or it'd be worn out!, June 2, 2004

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BarkLessWagMore (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lilly's Chocolate Heart (Board book)

My just-about-to-turn-six year old little girl (and fellow chocaholic) adores this book. We've read it so many times together that she knows each page by heart.

Lilly is a cute little mouse who decides to save her last Valentine's Day chocolate heart. But where shall she put it? Where will it remain safe and clean? She searches throughout her home but nothing will do. It's far too dusty under the bed, the picture frames are too narrow (the heart will surely fall off & get lost!), the bookshelves are too crammed with books. Finally, Lilly decides the best place to keep the heart safe is inside her belly. When she's finished enjoying her last treat she wonders aloud when Valentine's Day will come around again.

This is an adorable little hardback filled with charming drawings of Lilly's pastel world. I disagree that the packaging will turn off older kids. The light colored palette and lively drawings are exactly what attracted my daughter (well, that and the chocolate heart!). Boy's, however, will probably steer clear of this one ~ I know my son runs when we pull this one out :)

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Valentine's Day opener, February 5, 2010

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STEPHANIE L. MYERS "Preschool Mom" (Kennesaw, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lilly's Chocolate Heart (Hardcover)

This is a board book, fairly short, but I plan on using it to "grab" all the kids in my son's three year old preschool class to begin their party. I will hand each of the kids a special chocolate heart, expressing how very special it is, and when Lilly goes through all of her decision making as to where to keep hers, finally to decide to eat it, the kids will be allowed to eat theirs!