Review: message is in a sense both timeless and new- accept who you ARE and who you WANT to be, too.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 2, 2014
Her chapter book “It Stinks to be Pink,” takes the reader to the island of Flora and island located “in the most distant waters far across the sea, far beyond the Hawaiian Islands,” and introduces them to the small furry creatures that live there the Fuzzipuffs who are happy, little balls of blue fur. One Fuzzipuff stands out from the others- Spotty, a sad little creature whose only wish is to be as blue in the outside as he feels in the inside. Spotty, is the only fuzzipuff in Flora who is Pink and he is not happy about it.Now, you would think that you know where this story is headed, Spotty learns to love himself as he is and embraces his inner PINKNESS-not so. The message of the story is much, much deeper. “It Stinks to be Pink,” manages to do what very few books can, send children a message of TRUE self-acceptance a message that color is only skin deep. Spotty is loved and accepted by the other Fuzzipuff children who encourage Spotty to chaise after his dreams, no matter what color his dreams may be.Kathryn L. Novak’s message is in a sense both timeless and new- accept who you ARE and who you WANT to be, too.