Pink!
Illustrator
Margaret Chamberlain
Publisher
Chicken House
Publication Year
2009
ISBN
9780545086080
Pages
32 pages
Genre
animal realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Teased in school for being pink, Patrick the penguin leaves the South Pole to live with the flamingos in Africa.
Grade Level
PK-1; K-3
Lexile Measure
AD510L
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gender nonconformity; gender expression
Main Character
male penguin
Race/Ethnicities
Flamingos / Penguins
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Heart of Hawick Children's Book Award, 2010, Short List
Royal Mail Award for Scottish Children's Books, 2009, Short List, Early Years 0-7
Rainbow List, 2010 Picture Book
Keywords
pink; penguins; flamingos; differences; color; teased; Africa; Antarctica; acceptance
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Rickards, Lynne, "Pink!" (2009). Diverse Families. 1532.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1532