Cover of Lilly's Big Day

Lilly's Big Day

by Kevin Henkes · 2006

Mouse Books seriesNext:Penny and Her Doll(2012) →

+ Want to read

Mr. Slinger has big news.

He's getting married.

Married!

Lilly has big plans.

She's going to be the flower girl.

(Lilly has always wanted to be a flower girl.

Read more

Even more than a surgeon or a diva or a hairdresser.)

But what's the biggest,

the best,

the most perfect thing of all?

You're invited to the wedding — so start reading!

Genre
fantasyhumorliterary fiction
Themes
friendshipanimalschildhoodweddingsmice
Mood
emotional
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 40 pages

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

BuyAmazonGoogle Books

BorrowOpen LibraryA library near you

MoreCompare prices

Liked Lilly's Big Day? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked Lilly's Big Day. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. Mini Mia and Her Darling Uncle Pija Lindenbaum · 2007 Shares picture books, childrens, realistic fiction
  2. Crabtree Jon Nichols · 2013 Shares picture books, childrens, humor
  3. The Blueberry Pie Elf Jane Thayer · 1962 Shares picture books, childrens, fantasy
  4. Ice Cream Larry Daniel Pinkwater · 1999 Shares picture books, childrens, humor
See more recommendations →

“People who read Lilly's Big Day tend to reach for these next.”

  1. Fred Stays With Me! Nancy Coffelt · 2007
  2. The Bicycle Man Allen Say · 1982
  3. Here Comes the Garbage Barge! Jonah Winter · 2010
  4. Big Red Lollipop Rukhsana Khan · 2010

“If you want more of the same (fantasy about friendship), start with these.”

  1. Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct Mo Willems · 2006
  2. Too Many Frogs! Sandy Asher · 2005
  3. The Incredible Book Eating Boy Oliver Jeffers · 2006
  4. Black and White David Macaulay · 1990

“Readers describe these the same way.”

  1. John Patrick Norman McHennessy: The Boy Who Was Always Late John Burningham · 1987
  2. The Secret Remedy Book: A Story of Comfort and Love Karin Cates · 2003
  3. Moe the Dog in Tropical Paradise Diane Stanley, Elise Primavera · 1992
  4. The Wildest Brother Cornelia Funke · 2005

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. Flower Girl Chrissie Perry · 2008
  2. Too Many Blooms Catherine R. Daly · 2011
  3. Say Yes Mellie George · 2013
  4. Wedding Wings Kiki Thorpe · 2014

Report a problem