# The Hinky-Pink - Hardcover

by **Megan McDonald** (Retold by), **Brian Floca** (Illustrator)

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?

A grand old favorite of storytellers is here given sprightly new life.

### Author Biography

Megan McDonald, beloved author of the Judy Moody books, is also a gifted storyteller. She is the author of _When the Library Lights Go Out_, illustrated by Katherine Tillotson; _The Hinky-Pink_, illustrated by Brian Floca; and the now-classic _Is This a House for Hermit Crab?_, illustrated by S.D. Schindler. She lives in Sebastopol, California.

Brian Floca is the author and illustrator of the acclaimed picture books _Locomotive_, winner of the Caldecott Medal and a _New York Times_ bestseller; _Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11_; and _Lightship_, each a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book. He is the illustrator of numerous additional books, including Avi's Poppy series. You can visit him online at BrianFloca.com.

**Number of Pages:** 48

**Dimensions:** 0.64 x 8.77 x 7.33 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** September 09, 2008

**Award:** Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (2009)

**Award:** Bluebonnet Awards (2011)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Hinky-Pink

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 3.2

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 16.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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