Pink is for girls

[girlyswot]

So, I like pink. You may have noticed. I always have, though for a while I pretended I didn't because it wasn't cool.

Anyway, despite my predilection for the colour, I do not believe that absolutely everything must always be produced in pink. Least of all, books. So although I very much approved of most of Jacqueline Wilson's choices of top children's books, I was somewhat shocked by the amount of pink and sparkly.

My editions of her choices are:

Ballet Shoes: paperback, sort of beige, I think
A Little Princess: paperback, nasty mustard yellow and black
Little Women: hardback, red
The Railway Children: paperback, orange with photo on the front
The Family from One End Street: salmon pink (this one looks quite similar to the current edition)
What Katy Did: hardback, red
Mary Poppins: hardback, green

Many of these were passed down from my mother. None were chosen by me in a bookshop, as far as I remember. All were (and still are) very much loved. I recently lent my copy of Mary Poppins to a friend who is seven and just starting to enjoy reading 'proper' books. She didn't seem to mind that it wasn't pink either. Because, after all, it's what's inside that counts.

Comments

[rhetoretician.livejournal.com]

You know, I haven't read any of those books. Not even Mary Poppins or Little Women. I mean, I've seen at least two different film adaptations of LW, but never read it. And of course I've heard of them all my life, I know they're reputed to be wonderful. Really, I should.

[girlyswot.livejournal.com]

Ken, that's so sad. They are all quite, quite wonderful.

[dogstar101.livejournal.com]

I think he should perhaps start with The Railway Children. What do you think, Ros?

[girlyswot.livejournal.com]

I think he would love The Railway Children. Don't all Dads love The Railway Children?

[dogstar101.livejournal.com]

It's a long time since I read Little Women, but I have a feeling The Railway Children has more dad appeal!

[girlyswot.livejournal.com]

I agree, although it's interesting that both feature families with largely absent dads.