The Pink Party - Softcover

Macdonald, Maryann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1542046173 ISBN 13: 9781542046176

Publisher: Two Lions, 2017

Synopsis

Rose and Valentina both love pink. But whenever Rose gets something pink, Valentina gets something even pinker! Rose secretly thinks Valentina is becoming a show-off, but she’s afraid to tell her. When Valentina gives the pinkest party ever, Rose can’t keep quiet any longer. She says what she thinks, and both friends decide that not everything is perfect in pink.

Originally published as a chapter book by Hyperion Books for Children in 1994, the text has been reimagined as a picture book.

About this title

About the Author

Maryann Macdonald lives in New York, New York, and is the author of more than twenty-five children’s books.

Illustrator Judy Stead lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has illustrated more than a dozen children’s trade books, and is the author/illustrator of The Twelve Days of Christmas in North Carolina.

From School Library Journal

Best friends Rose and Valentina share a love of everything pink, but Rose grumbles to herself when she thinks her pal is trying to outdo her. At Valentina’s all-pink birthday party, her jealousy takes over when her friend’s ballet costume outshines her princess dress. She storms home and misses the party, but later Valentina comes by to apologize for showing off and they make up. The bubbly story moves along briskly with simple sentences. The digital illustrations are cheerfully rendered with bright splashes of color. In contrast, Rose’s growing jealousy is aptly portrayed by a gray scribbly cloud over her head. The rosy-cheeked girls are endearing, and Rose`s pet poodle is a charmer. This sweet story delivers a moral about friendship in a pleasant package that is sure to appeal to petite lovers of all things pink.

About this edition

• Publisher: Two Lions
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1542046173
• ISBN 13: 9781542046176
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Stead Judy