Double Pink - Softcover

Feiffer, Kate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1442460334 ISBN 13: 9781442460331

Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2013

Synopsis

In this happy picture book, Madison loves pink to the limit!

Madison loves pink. In fact, “pink” was her very first word, so it was no surprise to anyone when she grew up to embrace pink with a passion: her room, her clothes, even the mashed potatoes at her birthday dinner were all pink, pink, pink.

But then Madison realizes that she has taken her love for pink a bit too far. What about her favorite brown bear, her red truck, her green balloon? Pink is great—it really is—but it needs the other colors to shine, and so does Madison!

With simple, relatable text and playful illustrations, this kindly cautionary tale will charm enthusiasts of all colors of the rainbow.

About this title

About the Author

Kate Feiffer is a writer, a filmmaker, and a mother. She is the author of the picture books No Go Sleep!; President Pennybaker; But I Wanted a Baby Brother!; The Wild, Wild Inside; Which Puppy?; My Mom Is Trying to Ruin My Life; and Double Pink; and of the middle-grade novels Signed by Zelda and The Problem with the Puddles. She lives with her family on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Visit her at KateFeiffer.com.

Bruce Ingman has illustrated many books for children, including the award-winning When Martha’s Away, which he also wrote, and Boing! by Sean Taylor. Publishers Weekly described his illustrations for Boing! as “dynamic...with a reckless élan.” Bruce Ingman lives in London.

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3–When Madison decides she likes something, she likes it a whole lot, and her favorite color is no exception. Pink walls, pink clothes, pink toys–too much is never enough. Eventually, her signature shade of pink is literally all over everything, and Madison is forced to acknowledge that she may have taken things too far. Feiffer's simple text reads easily, and Ingman's playful acrylic-and-ink paintings take a light approach to this look at childhood obsession. If nothing else, the artist's liberal application of a violent shade of shocking pink makes a powerful artistic statement about overkill. Lots of kids have a signature shade or motif; whether they're into fire trucks, fairy princesses, or purple dinosaurs, young readers are likely to identify with Madison, and a few might even be tickled–well, you know.–Catherine Threadgill, Charleston County Public Library, SC
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About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1442460334
• ISBN 13: 9781442460331
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Ingman Bruce