{"id":6549,"date":"2026-06-10T10:59:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T10:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=6549"},"modified":"2026-06-10T10:59:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T10:59:24","slug":"pinkie-the-pink-elephant-by-george-j-linsenmeyer-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=6549","title":{"rendered":"Pinkie the Pink Elephant by George J. Linsenmeyer, III"},"content":{"rendered":"

A thoughtful story about acceptance that\u2019s quickly becoming one of my daughters\u2019 favorites<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Sarah was born different. Healthy and strong, a sweet and adorable smile on her face, but one thing stands out from the rest of the herd: her bright pink skin. It\u2019s the only difference, but you couldn\u2019t tell the other young elephants that. They laugh at her and refuse to play with her, and this sweet smiling face turns into a frown. She finds herself wandering alone. That\u2019s what she\u2019s doing in the jungle when she hears someone calling out for help.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pinkie races to the sound and finds Edwin the Elephant, the herd\u2019s kind leader, stuck at the bottom of a very deep pit. Without a moment\u2019s hesitation, Pinkie runs back to the herd and gathers some of the strongest, long-necked characters in the jungle to pull Edwin back to safety. With the array of animals that come to help, it transforms into a story about working together for a common cause no matter your differences.<\/p>\n

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How couldn\u2019t you fall in love with this darling-sweet elephant? The illustrators, Artsoluki, help make our resilient little friend Pinkie such an easy, lovable protagonist to root for. Combine that with her bravery and impressive foot speed, and she makes for a pretty unforgettable little character. Maybe it\u2019s the girl parent in me, but for all the pink things gathered up on my living room floor right now, I can\u2019t help but think that Pinkie would be a standout.<\/p>\n

My girls are loving this story. Both under five, they\u2019re a great match for Pinkie the Pink Elephant<\/em>. We started it about two weeks ago, and they\u2019ve requested it five times since then. They are both cognizant of mistreatment on the playground, and they know what it feels like to be included. This book hits them in the feels but also provides an immersive jungle setting and cutely illustrated characters who live there.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also a nice touch that the whole gang has to play their part in saving Edwin. It\u2019s not just Pinkie. It\u2019s not just Leo the Lion, king of the jungle. None of us can do it alone. This is a wonderful message that\u2019s been consistent in many of Linsenmeyer\u2019s kids\u2019 books, which I\u2019ve been lucky enough to read before this one.<\/p>\n

Getting picked on for the color of your skin is a difficult task to monitor as a parent. Many kids encounter peers and people of different races and colors in their everyday lives, and they will encounter cruelty and unfair behaviors like this, but it\u2019s true the book does depict it, so parents who don\u2019t want to introduce behavior like this\u2014even if it\u2019s not in their children\u2014will want to be aware of this topic before jumping in. There\u2019s quite a bit of repetition in the phrase \u201cdeep pit,\u201d noticeable because of the low word count and read-aloud nature of the book.<\/p>\n

But there really is a reason why this kids\u2019 book has my kids coming back. It\u2019s excellent to look at\u2014especially the scene where Pinkie leads the herd through the jungle and her pink becomes useful in a sea of green leaves\u2014and Pinkie is a lovable character they\u2019ll easily remember. If anybody makes a stuffed animal of her, please tell me!<\/p>\n

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A thoughtful story about acceptance that\u2019s quickly becoming one of my daughters\u2019 favorites Sarah was born different. Healthy and strong, a sweet and adorable smile on her face, but one thing stands out from the rest of the herd: her bright pink skin. It\u2019s the only difference, but you couldn\u2019t tell the other young elephants […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bookreviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6549"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6549\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}