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by Megan McDonald (Retold by), Brian Floca (Illustrator)
A happy Hinky-Pink is a fine thing. An unhappy Hinky-Pink pinches
That is what happens to Anabel, a young seamstress in Old Italy who has only days to finish her dream: sewing a gown for the princess to wear at the Butterfly Ball. Thanks -- or no thanks -- to the Hinky-Pink Anabel is woozy for want of sleep. Her lace looks like cheesecloth; her hems, like saddle cinches. Night after night, the Hinky-Pink keeps wrestling her bedclothes to the floor -- and pinching. What is its problem? And how is Anabel to help? A grand old favorite of storytellers is here given sprightly new life.Author Biography
Megan McDonald, beloved author of the Judy Moody books, is also a gifted storyteller. She is the author of When the Library Lights Go Out, illustrated by Katherine Tillotson; The Hinky-Pink, illustrated by Brian Floca; and the now-classic Is This a House for Hermit Crab?, illustrated by S.D. Schindler. She lives in Sebastopol, California.
Brian Floca is the author and illustrator of the acclaimed picture books Locomotive, winner of the Caldecott Medal and a New York Times bestseller; Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11; and Lightship, each a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book. He is the illustrator of numerous additional books, including Avi's Poppy series. You can visit him online at BrianFloca.com.
Number of Pages: 48
Dimensions: 0.64 x 8.77 x 7.33 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: September 09, 2008
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (2009)
Award: Bluebonnet Awards (2011)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Hinky-Pink
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 3.2
Point Value: 0.5
