The Hinky Pink reminded me of a cross between several fairy tales:"The Princess and the Pea" a little "Thumbelina", maybe a little "Cinderella" and a little bit of "Rumpelstiltskin". Annabel, not Annabella, is a seamstress with a dream of sewing a dress for a princess. When she gets the chance to do so, she is distracted by a hinky pink, and the only way to fix this distraction is to make a bed for the hinky pink, but who would have thought hinky pinks could be so picky about their sleeping accomadations! What I really enjoyed about this story was all the little sayings, "Holy ratatouille!" and "She had poodle curls as plain as pennoni" and of course, "Holy pin cushions!" I think young children will really like this story because of the silly little sayings, also because it is so predictable. They will be able to see the trend in the story, which makes the story fun! I had never heard this story before, but I would love to see this tale told over and over and become one that we all know by heart!
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