Enter Lily, a precious girl who lives in the small village of Welville and longs to see the world outside her tiny hometown. When Lily came across a golden frog near a fountain, she discovered a sparkling pink purse. As Lily searches far and wide for a mysterious strange-colored frog, she discovers that the purse she can pull out of anything, like Mary Poppins' bag, is truly magical. problem? Every friend Lily meets on her journey seems to have access to the power of the purse. Lily, on the other hand, cannot - for her, the bag is always empty. Finally, reunited with the golden frog, he teaches her about the true magic and gifts of the purse.
It makes other people happy. This was valuable - adventurous and had a satisfying moral premise.

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Lily finds a shiny pink purse that seems to have been left behind by a golden frog. What is the secret of the shiny pink purse, and what can it teach us all about relating to others?
A sweet, pretty book that illustrates that joy can be found in giving to others.

Enter Lily, a precious little girl living in the small village of Wellville who longs to see the world outside of her small hometown. When Lily stumbles upon a golden frog near a water well, she discovers a sparkling pink purse, which she eventually decides must be magical, the golden frog the one that can teach her how to access its powers. As Lily searches far and wide for the mysterious, oddly colored frog, she realizes just how magical the purse really is, in the vein of Mary Poppins’s bag from which anything can be accrued. The problem? All of the friends Lily meets along her journey seem to be able to access the powers of the purse. Lily, however, cannot – for her the bag is always empty. In the end, reunited with the golden frog, he informs her of the true magic and gift of the purse: it makes others happy – which gives Lily the greatest satisfaction of all. This one was precious – adventurous and with a satisfying moral premise.

It was a nice read and has a message that I think is a strong one too. The illustrations were really cute and I feel this is a story that a lot of readers will enjoy.

Thank you, author, for the copy.

I love this story. The writing is good. The illustrations are classic amazing.

This is the story of a little girl in search of a golden frog and in the process finding new real friends.

I hope the final physical copy looks better edited.