Pink Me Up - Hardcover

Harper, author of the Just Grace and Fashion Kitty books, has targeted a slightly younger audience for her foray into the world of girls passionately in love with pink. In this confection, full of bubblegum color, a small bunny is looking forward to a “pink-nic” with other “pink girls” and their moms. Alas, her own bunny mother has come down with a pink-dotted illness, and Dad is recruited to attend the everything-rosy affair. Tragically, his only pink possession is a tie. In a flurry of creativity, after he suggests his daughter “pink me up,” the small girl uses pink tape to put stripes on his pants, pink stickers to liven up his jacket, and more. Soon Dad is, she proclaims, “Perfectly pink. But not as pink as me!” Harper's pictures have a flat, childlike quality, and the story moves along in vignettes that mimic the style of a graphic novel. This is sure to be a hit wherever girls prefer pink—and isn't that just about everywhere? Preschool-Grade 2. --Karen Cruze