Pink Magic - Hardcover

PreSchool-Grade 3–It's Eva's birthday and her brother is envious of the cards and letters that the mail carrier delivers to her. Since Nick's favorite color is pink, Eva makes a birthday wish for him to get some great pink mail. The next day, Mr. Moon delivers a watermelon (pink on the inside). A pink flamingo and four pink pigs follow on successive days. Eva enjoys the pink mail, but Nick really wants a letter from someone he loves. At their mother's insistence, the children return the animals, including a pink elephant ready to emerge from Mr. Moon's mailbag. Eva surreptitiously slips a pink envelope into the bag, and Mr. Moon delivers it to Nick. The message reading I love you is from Pinky, Nick's beloved pink rabbit. Napoli has created a brother and sister who refreshingly exude a real warmth for one another. However, the magical elements are a little too tame and spare to fulfill the promise set at the beginning of the story. Cameron's collage-and-acrylic illustrations playfully inhabit the spreads. While the tale does speak to a young child's experience of receiving mail as a wonderful and magical occurrence, the story is lackluster.–Rachel G. Payne, Brooklyn Public Library, NY
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