Daddy and the Pink Flash [Hardcover]

Ellyn Bache (Author), Carol Tornatore (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up

How do new dads teach their daughters how brave baby girls can be...and how smart...and how athletic? Why by lifting them into the air and flying them around the room, turning them into the intrepid Pink Flash!

In a warm, sweet children's picture book, an award-winning author and award-winning illustrator team to create a loving story about a nervous new dad learning to overcome his fears and have fun with his daughter, while teaching her skills and confidence. The baby squeals with delight when he lifts her into the air, and she begins to feel capable and secure in the world as he assures her she's the bravest baby in the world, and the smartest and most artistic.

This tender, beautifully illustrated picture book is perfect for babies and toddlers, but also with an encouraging message for new dads or dads-to-be.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A true delight, warmly illustrated with realistic color artwork." -- Midwest Book Review, January 2004

"Scared and insecure at first, [dad] is soon swooping his baby...to a happy, secure, much-loved future." -- Wilmington (NC) Star-News, Oct 1, 2003

About the Author

Ellyn Bache is the author of seven books, including the novel "Safe Passage," which became a Susan Sarandon film, the young adult novel, "Takedown," (under the pen name E.M.J. Benjamin) and a collection of short stories that won the Willa Cather Fiction Prize.

Artist/illustrator Carol Tornatore is a seven-time winner of the Chicago Book Clinic's Honor Book Award of Excellence and many other art and design awards.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 28 pages
• Publisher: Banks Channel Books; 1 edition (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1889199117
• ISBN-13: 978-1889199115
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 7.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,862,769 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I started writing when my first two children were toddlers, we were living in a tiny apartment in West Virginia where I knew no one, and my husband and I were sharing one car. I got out only a few days a week and desperately needed some "adult" work for those long, homebound afternoons. When I volunteered to write a press release for the humane society, it appeared in the local paper, complete with my byline. I was hooked! I think I've written something almost every day in the 30+ years since.

I started out as a freelance newspaper journalist -- something even a stay-at-home mom could do -- and spent six years teaching myself to write fiction (six years of rejections!) before my first stories began appearing in magazines like McCall's, Good Housekeeping and Seventeen, which published lots of fiction in those days, and in literary magazines like The Carolina Quarterly.

I wrote my first novel, SAFE PASSAGE, after the youngest of my four children went to school, and I've been writing novels ever since. In 1995, SAFE PASSAGE became a movie starring Susan Sarandon, a great thrill, and many of the other books have received various recognitions and awards. But the greatest thrill has been the privilege having a long, satisfying career that has also let me spend so much time with my family. What more could any writer want?

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Meant for reading aloud to very little girls, January 15, 2004

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daddy and the Pink Flash (Hardcover)

The collaborative effort of writer Ellyn Bache and artist Carol Tornatore, Daddy And The Pink Flash is a picture book story meant for reading aloud to very little girls, about the bond between a new dad and his baby daughter. Celebrating the joy of making designs and experiencing the enthusiasm of life, Daddy And The Pink Flash is a truly delight, warmly illustrated with realistic color artwork.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect book for parents and daughters!, October 6, 2003

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Kristin B Markowicz (Honolulu, HI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daddy and the Pink Flash (Hardcover)

I just love this book! It really shows the love between a father and daughter as well as the passing from one generation to the next. There is always the Pink Flash. The pictures are fabulous also! I have given this book to several friends with baby girls, and they all think it's great. Even my four year old son loves reading about the Pink Flash, even though his younger sibling is a boy. When reading the book, I can't help but think that I too was once the Pink Flash, and it reminds me of the relationship that I have with my father. I recommend this book to anyone with a daughter.