PINKY PYE

by Eleanor Estes ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 9, 1958

Newbery Award winner, Eleanor Estes, updates the Pye family of her prize winning book, Ginger Pye with a change of scene. Now they are at Fire Island in Long Island Sound, where Mr. Pye, the ornithologist, has gone to track down a reported and unprecedented puffin. A fractured foot incapacitates their father, so the Pye children and their dog, Ginger, act as aides-de-camp. Before summer's end the children have added a stray kitten, who quickly learns to typewrite, to their active family and restored a rare, lost pygmy owl to Mr. Bish, the man entrusted with its safe transport. Some of the whimsy is engaging; sometimes it is strained. Edward Ardizonne's cozy vignettes sharpen the images of family fun in an attractive setting.

Pub Date: April 9, 1958

ISBN: 0152025596

Page Count: -

Publisher: Harcourt, Brace

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 1958

Categories: FICTION