Reminiscent of Dr. Seuss and Hilary Knight, here is a clever read-aloud about a little girl who lives on a planet where everything is pink. Priscilla dreams of seeing the world in other colors and ends up teaching the Great Queen of Pink that diversity leads to true beauty. Priscilla's story is told in lyrical verse and young girls will enjoy reading her pink planet adventure aloud.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Cute book for a Pink Loving Girl:
My four-year-old daughter loves this book. The rhymes are well done with only one or two rough spots. The illustration is great and it gives enough pink to satisfy my daughter and yet teaches her that other colors have their place too.
Fantastic story!:
For all you moms of little girls who have tons of pink: this book features a little girl who is sick of it. She goes to look for other colors. She is very thoughtful and wise. Just the type of things I want to teach my daughter.
The pictures are adorable, and my young nieces love this book:
The text falls flat with me. The author was trying a little too hard to hit her meter and rhyme scheme, and some of the verses go on too long. People say that she's imitating (in the good way) Dr. Seuss, but, like most imitators she doesn't seem to realize that the good doctor knew when to break his own rules! He varied his meter and rhyme scheme, and made his books more readable in the process. When I read this book to the nieces, I'm in the habit of skipping four lines at a time as I go along, they... more info
my 5 year old loves this book:
My 5 year old girl loves this book. It's a cute story about a girl who lives on a pink planet and wants to see other colors. It's fun to read this Suess-type style writing. Perfect length for her attention span.
