The+Hinky+Pink

= = = = =The Hinky Pink = An old tale retold by Megan McDonald and illustrated by Brian Floca



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?

visit author, [|Megan MCDonald website]

Visit the illustrator [|Brian Floca] see images from //The Hinky Pink//

fun activities are done along with the reading. Here are a few that all ages will enjoy.
 * [[image:bluebonnet_clipart.gif width="32" height="69"]]Texas Bluebonnet book activities: ** A book is always more fun and easier for readers to connect with when

[|Princess Isabella Caramella Gorgonzola coloring page] This coloring page can also be used when learning about characterization. Students can describe what type of personality Princess Isabella has and how she behaves in the Hinky Pink.

[|Anabel coloring page] Use this for a character portrait activity-what are some character traits that describe Anabel?

[|Anabel's city coloring page] -buildings from Florence, Italy were the inspiration behind the images used for the book.


 * Fun Princess and Castle activities: **

[|Princess word search]- Lots of princess-y words to find in this word search puzzle.

[|Princess Maze] - Help the princess find the way through a maze shaped like a head to reach her knight.

[|Castle Maze] -Can you help the knight find his way through the castle to reach the archer?

[|Castle Dot to Dot] just follow the numbers to construct your castle.


 * [|Interactive Castle]**- learning activity that explains about the parts of castle. Very nice resource that also displays real images.

** Texas Bluebonnet book literature connections:

Lesson plans about myths, folktales, and fairy tales **

**[|Myths, Folktales, and Fairy tales]** -l esson plan for grades 4-6 from Scholastic books **

[|Stories, Folklore, and Fairy Tales theme page] multiple resources and links **