Double Pink

by Kate Feiffer

Book Overview

Pink. PINK. PINK. Madison loved pink. Wholly, completely, deeply, truly pink. Is there any other color in the world? No -- never. What for? Did there ever need to be? Day by day, Madison begins to create a totally pink world. What could be more perfect? Perfectly pink But something is missing.... Then Madison remembers her favorite brown bear, her red fire truck, her green balloon. Pink is nice -- it really is -- but it needs the other colors to shine,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689871902
• ISBN13: 9780689871900
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 3 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1

Customer Reviews

The ideal cure for Pinkitis!

If you've got a child in your life obsessed with pink, this book offers the ideal cure. Madison is in love with pink everything, from her favorite dress to the walls and ceiling of her room to every stuffed animal in it. Vive le pink! But one day, after painting her entire world pink, she discovers the drawbacks of her mono-colored existence. Could there be such a thing as too much pink? Yes, she discovers. About a week after reading this book to my similarly obsessed four-year-old, she explained to me that "I love purple and blue and orange. I'm not like Madison." Job done. Enough said.

A regular favorite even after a year

We've had this book for about a year now and it is still in regular rotation when we have story time. It can be a little monotonous after a while but we have found that by changing the words from Double Pink to Double Purple or Orange or whatever catches the attention of my daughter and us as parents since we have to think of how to make it different. My daughter always giggles when she catches us reading it "wrong". Ultimately she shouts for us to "read it the right way mommy" and we settle down to see Madison figure out a little bit about life. It's a fun book even after a year.

from 1 author to another - loved this one!

My 3 girls love this book and all that is pink. I am the children's author of Kyle's first Crush Leah Orr

Tickled by "Double Pink"

"Double Pink" is a delight in every way: its writing is witty, engaging, clever and compelling and its illustrations are pure visual confection. Our daughter received it as a birthday gift and even though it's a relatively recent addition to her bookshelf, it's already a bedtime favorite and is destined to remain so. The book's gentle message of "be careful what you wish for" is a great lesson not only for the eight-and-under crowd, but also a good reminder for parents! We've received such an overwhelming reaction from the young friends to whom we've given copies as gifts, that we bought a few extra to have on-hand for the holidays, birthdays, etc.

What a wonderful book!

This book is a total delight! From its very pink cover to its shockingly pink pages, it is clear that this is a book for serious lovers of pink. My 5 year old daughter loves it, and will not let it out of her sight. The engaging story is well written, and you will enjoy it as much as your daughter does. This is quite fortunate because if your daughter loves pink (and what little girl does not?) you can expect to be reading this story together night after night after night.