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 Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
About the Author
Kate Feiffer is a writer, a filmmaker, and a mother.
The New York Times Book Review heralded Ms. Feiffer “economy of style and understated wit” in her debut picture book
Double Pink, illustrated by Bruce Ingman. She is the author of
Henry the Dog with No Tail and
Which Puppy? both illustrated by her father, Jules Feiffer,
President Pennybaker and
My Mom is Trying to Ruin My Life both illustrated by Diane Goode, as well as
The Wild, Wild Inside, illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith and
The Problem with the Puddles, a middle grade novel illustrated by Tricia Tusa. Ms. Feiffer and her family live on Martha's Vineyard, MA. 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." Mr. Ingman lives in London.
