Review: Priscilla and the Pink Planet

Priscilla and the Pink Planet by Nathaniel Hobbie, illustrated by Jocelyn Hobbie, 2004. Picture book, ages 2-7.

This story revolves around a little girl named Priscilla. She lives on a pink planet where everything is pink - food, animals, everything. One day she sets out on an adventure to find out if there are any other colors in this world. Finding a butterfly with beautiful colors she follows after it until they reach the Great Queen of Pink. The queen wants nothing to do with color because pink is her favorite. Priscilla convinces her that if there were other colors in the world that pink would look even pinker.

This is a wonderful adventure story. The illustrations are a bit like Dr. Seuss' as the book jacket suggests. Well written and illustrated this book will be more popular with girls but would be a good addition when teaching about colors and the beauty of our earth.
reviewed by Darci M., parent