Title: Library Lily
- Author: Gillian Shields
- Illustrator: Francesca Chessa
- Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
- Date: 2011 (year published)
- Pages: 31
- Type of Book/Genre: Picture book, realistic fiction
- Short Summary of the plot: The story begins with a girl named Lily and her mom, and that once Lily learned to read she took her to the library to get a library card; Lily loved going there because it felt like an adventure every time. Lily was an avid reader, once she started to read she could not put a book down, no matter where she was; she even earned the nickname library lily because she always had a book. One day Lily and her mom went to the park, her mother encouraged her to go play instead of reading. So Lily walked out and began to read signs around the park, and then someone called to her. The person explained how they hate reading, they like doing other things instead, and invites Lily to hang from a tree with her (her name is Milly). The girls shared adventures with eachother through books, and going out and about, they became best friends. Lily wrote about all the adventures they had together in a book.
- Tags/subject headings that describe the content: love of reading, friendship, library, adventure.
- My response: I enjoyed reading this book, I can relate because I was also that kid that was always reading. However, I felt like the story ended kind of abruptly.

This is a nice story about an unlikely friendship between a girl whose only interest is in reading, named Lily, and another little girl named Milly who hates to read. Through their friendship, each learns to accept the other's point of view and Milly learns to appreciate books while Lily learns to value doing things and exploring with Milly. Its a pretty straightforward message for children to not be afraid to try new things, and to find friends that have different interests so that you can learn new things. ( )

I liked the book, “Library Lily” by Gillian Shields. I especially enjoyed the contributions made by the characters and the illustrations. Lily is a very relatable character, a girl that loves to read. Her new friend, Milly, is also relatable, as she loves to explore and be outside. These two new friends balance each other out, because at the end of the day they both just want to learn more and explore. The illustrations in this book are vibrant and bright. They also bring some silliness to the book. The big idea of this book is to find balance. It is important to read to learn new things and it is important to physically explore new things, but it is better to both, together.

Lily loves to read. Efforts to get her to "have fun" like other girls failed until she met Milly in a park. Each girl shared her interests with the other. The illustrations by Francesca Chessa add a lot to the book. It's one that will be savored by book lovers. This book was published by a Christian publisher; however, there is nothing in it which makes it a Christian book. It's just a nice book that can be enjoyed by any child (or adult). ( )

I like the bold, colorful illustrations. Children will want to open up the book right away and see what it's about.
The story is about Lily, a bookworm who finds all sorts of adventures in her books, and her new friend, Milly, who helps Lily learn to have adventures in the real world while learning to share Lily's love for books. ( )