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K-3
Illustrated by
Margaret Chamberlain.
Penguin Patrick awakens to find that he has turned pink overnight ("But I'm a boy!...And boys can't be pink!"). His classmates' teasing compels him to go to Africa to find kindred spirits: flamingos. Kids will respond well to the drama and humor, plus a color scheme so bold with yellows, greens, and blues that pink gets a run for its money.