Lilly's teacher, the memorable Mr. Slinger, is getting married, and Lilly is absolutely convinced

Author/Illustrator: Kevin Henkes
Format: Hardcover
Published: HarperCollins, 2006

Lilly's teacher, the memorable Mr. Slinger, is getting married, and Lilly is absolutely convinced that she will be the flower girl. (Lilly has always wanted to be a flower girl. Even more than a surgeon or a diva or a hairdresser.) Even her parent's gentle attempts to explain that Mr. Slinger "probably has a niece" do not discourage Lilly. So the truth, that Mr. Slinger?s niece Ginger will indeed be the flower girl, comes as quite a blow to Lilly. Luckily, with Mr. Slinger?s help the irrepressible Lilly finds her chance to shine.