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Pinky's First Spring Day
Little Pinky Rabbit has some mishaps on his first day of spring, but still finds it exciting.
- GenresChildrens
23 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1989
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May 25, 2014
The positives in lesson learning and emotional development are equally balanced against the projection of such in the fragile heart of a young reader. I commend the book in its ability to manifest such emotion and understanding but at the same time, warn against its strong ability to instill these emotions.
I had this book when I was a child and came across it. It was one of my favorite books as a child with colorful artwork and characters so detailed in illustration that one may suspend disbelief. As the colors blend to white before the page edges you can forget the borders and enter the world of perpetual springtime and a happy setting with perfect weather, free of predators in which the bunnies live and play together.
There is one part of the book that has a dark side, not insomuch as intent to instill fear in children, but I commend the abilities of the illustrator for it. There is a two-page scene in which Pinky, the main character almost drowns. I am still haunted by this image to this day. Had these scene merely been text-based, it would not have bothered me, save for the illustration.
Helpless, Pinky is struggling to stay afloat at the currents pull him under the water. The illustration vividly projects the emotion and fear experienced by this character in such a way that it brings tears to my eyes. The insurmountable fear experienced by this rabbit as the life fades from his eyes. His mouth open as to call out for help but there is no one to hear him cry.
The scene is drawn and colored with such detail you want to reach into the book to help him but you cannot. Pinky I want to save you. I do not want to pass this page for fear of what might become of you. yet I want to move past it to blot it from my vision. I cannot deal with this. I am so sorry I am powerless in my ability as a mere viewer of this tragedy about to unfold.
I cannot bear to watch but cannot turn away. I do not want to abandon my friend. Pinky I am so scared for you. What can I do? I had not the words to describe these emotions when reading it as a child but I can recall them now with perfect remembrance. This is both utterly disturbing and masterly crafted in its depiction.
Ultimately, Pinky is rescued, and a lesson is learned. But a culmination of emotions that are internalized and retained due to lack of sufficient vocabulary has taken over 20 years to get past this.
I had this book when I was a child and came across it. It was one of my favorite books as a child with colorful artwork and characters so detailed in illustration that one may suspend disbelief. As the colors blend to white before the page edges you can forget the borders and enter the world of perpetual springtime and a happy setting with perfect weather, free of predators in which the bunnies live and play together.
There is one part of the book that has a dark side, not insomuch as intent to instill fear in children, but I commend the abilities of the illustrator for it. There is a two-page scene in which Pinky, the main character almost drowns. I am still haunted by this image to this day. Had these scene merely been text-based, it would not have bothered me, save for the illustration.
Helpless, Pinky is struggling to stay afloat at the currents pull him under the water. The illustration vividly projects the emotion and fear experienced by this character in such a way that it brings tears to my eyes. The insurmountable fear experienced by this rabbit as the life fades from his eyes. His mouth open as to call out for help but there is no one to hear him cry.
The scene is drawn and colored with such detail you want to reach into the book to help him but you cannot. Pinky I want to save you. I do not want to pass this page for fear of what might become of you. yet I want to move past it to blot it from my vision. I cannot deal with this. I am so sorry I am powerless in my ability as a mere viewer of this tragedy about to unfold.
I cannot bear to watch but cannot turn away. I do not want to abandon my friend. Pinky I am so scared for you. What can I do? I had not the words to describe these emotions when reading it as a child but I can recall them now with perfect remembrance. This is both utterly disturbing and masterly crafted in its depiction.
Ultimately, Pinky is rescued, and a lesson is learned. But a culmination of emotions that are internalized and retained due to lack of sufficient vocabulary has taken over 20 years to get past this.
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