Title: Polly Pink Pajamas
Author:
Vivian French
Published:
Candlewick Press
Copyright: 2010
Pages:
32
Category:
Children/Bedtime Story
I chose this book because it is my daughter's
all-time favorite bed time story for our Saturday night pajama party. The
character in the story reminds me of my daughter, except her favorite pajama to
wear is Minnie Mouse. Polly is a pink
pajama wearing little girl, who wears pink pajamas faithfully every day. Until one
day she gets invited to her friend party and has no clothes to wear. She begins
to ask all her friends for something to wear, who all provides her with
something to wear. After getting ready for the party, she looks in the mirror
and discovers that either the clothing is too big, too little, too tight, or
too loose and most of all it doesn't match. Her friend calls to see why she isn’t at the party yet, and to her surprise it is a pajama party. She does have something to wear
after all.
The illustrations in the book are done in crayons
and acrylic paint. In the background, such as on the walls you can tell it was
done in pink crayon. On every page there
are many hearts to emphasize how much she loves her pink pajamas. The
illustrations capture the love of wearing pajamas and being upset, using expressionist artistic style media. The text is
written in carnation and illustrations on every page.
I would use this book for character education to
show friendships in second through fourth grade. The book really showed the importance of friendship
and sharing. I would also use this book to help
with the recognition colors due to the variety of color throughout the book. I would really recommend this book as a great start for sleep-overs;
it is a joy to read. This book does not have any awards.
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