Priscilla and the Pink Planet Book

Priscilla lives on a planet where everything is pink. &'grave;Pink, pink, pink!'' she cries with fright. &'grave;Pink to the left and pink to the right!'' Priscilla dreams of seeing the world in other colors and ends up teaching the Great Queen of Pink that diversity leads to true beauty. Told in lyrical verse, here is a clever read-aloud that's sure to become a modern classic.

Publishers Weekly

Priscilla does not need to look at the world through rose-colored glasses-everything on her planet, from the porridge to the swamps, is pink. "Please give me a signal. Just show me a sign," cries a despondent heroine. "Is there some other color in this pink world of mine?" An aberrant variegated butterfly appears and leads the girl to the Great Queen of Pink, a regent who would be at home in Alice's Wonderland. The queen captures the butterfly, deeming it a "positively obscene" fugitive from her master plan, and explains that she has made the world pink because all other colors are "simply pass ." But with a lot of pluck and a repertoire of cutey-pie expressions, Priscilla prods the Queen into realizing, "What would one color be/ without all of the others for the whole world to see?" The Hobbies, a brother-and-sister team (and the offspring of Holly Hobbie), make their children's literature debut with mixed results. Nathaniel's couplets unspool with a pleasing snap and roll, but as a collection of stanzas, the text feels flabby and overworked, as if the author were hesitant to stop rhyming and move the story forward. Jocelyn Hobbie's exuberant ink-and-watercolor pictures, on the other hand, combine a giddy abundance of detail with a stylish editorial sensibility. She seems to be channeling a bit of Dr. Seuss touched with Hilary Knight-youngsters will want to keep an eye on her. Ages 3-6. (Oct.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.