Pink Me Up [Hardcover]

Charise Mericle Harper (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 23, 2010 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

For pink-obsessed Violet Bunny, attending the Pink Girls Pink-nic and Tea Party with her mama is the best day of the year-you should see her outfit! It's always been girls-only, and pink-pink-pink. But when Mama wakes up with pink spots, the day seems ruined-until Daddy steps in to take her place. But Daddy is a boy, and not at all pink. What to do? Why, pink him up, of course. And with stickers, glitter, ribbons, and tape, the pink-nic becomes a daddy-daughter outing, and Violet's pinked-up daddy is the hit of the party. Violet realizes she can pink up anything-and she will! Here's a bunny-funny, sweet offering sure to please daughters and parents.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-K—Violet is looking forward to attending the "Pink Girls Pink-nic" with her mom. Dressed from head to toe in her favorite color, she thinks about the crafts they will make and the games they will play. All that changes when her mom wakes up that morning covered with pink spots. The only other female in the family is the cat, but Pinky can't take her. Fortunately, Violet's dad doesn't mind wearing pink for the day, and, of course, he's the hit of the party. Rendered in acrylics, the illustrations are humorous and lively. Fans of Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann's Pinkalicious (HarperCollins, 2006) will enjoy this pink-themed tale.—Tanya Boudreau, Cold Lake Public Library, AB, Canada
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From Booklist

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

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers; 1 edition (February 23, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375856072
• ISBN-13: 978-0375856075
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 0.4 x 10.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #909,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Here are some things I have learned:

Using comics can be a good way to tell a story.
Fed Ex envelopes are handy for filing stuff.
Revising is surprisingly satisfying, but not always easy.
Some things are fun to look at, but not fun to own.
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A day can be short.
And sometimes one little thing can change a whole day. Like the time I got the good parking spot outside Trader Joes - good day!

Best wishes to you, for a good one!

Charise


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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First Graders Really Enjoyed This, April 22, 2010

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Sara K (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pink Me Up (Hardcover)

I just read "Pink Me Up" to a class of first graders as part of our school's promotion of book fair week. I didn't select the book and I was a little doubtful about it, since I'm not a fan of the "girly" books like "Fancy Nancy" and "Pinkalicious." The entire class loved it, though, including the boys. And I found that I enjoyed it as well.

The bunny heroine is charming and very child-like, and the first-graders sympathized with her disappointment when her mother is too sick to attend the mother-daughter "pink-nic" party. They loved when she threw herself down on the floor in despair and her carrot-doll did the same. And they liked her solution to her problem as well...this is not a bunny who stays on the floor for long.

The artwork is delightful and the message of the book is not "pink is for girls" at all. So count me as a convert to pink, because I love this book!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ages 5-8 will find this celebrates the father-daughter connection, May 19, 2010

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

This review is from: Pink Me Up (Hardcover)

Charise Mericle Harper's PINK ME UP tells of the Pink Girls bunnies who go on a Pink-nic. Ages 5-8 will find this celebrates the father-daughter connection when Violet discovers a different side of her father, who has to substitute for her mama at a Tea Party.

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Kindle Kids Book, January 27, 2012

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2blujs - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pink Me Up (Kindle Edition)

By far the best children's book I've downloaded. Either I just haven't found a whole lot of good children's Kindle books yet or they're just not out there yet. Either way this book - the illustrations and story are the best I've found to read to my 3 yr old daughter, yet. Absolutely worth the extra money.