The+Hinky+Pink++An+Old+Tale



And the story begins, “Back when mirrors could talk and princes were frogs, there lived a girl in Old Italy named Anabel.” Now in those days, all girls wanted to be a princess, but not Anabel. She was a talented seamstress and she dreamed of the day she could make a dress for a princess, to make a dress for dancing the tarantella at a ball. When Princess Isabella Caramella Gorgonzola sends for Anabel to make her a dress for the Butterfly Ball, holy macaroni, Anabel’s dream is about to come true. With one week only to make the dress, Anabel must get her sleep. Each night something pinches her and steals her bed covers. It’s a hinky pink. If Anabel can’t solve this problem her dream of one of her dresses being worn to a ball will never come true.

visit author, [|Megan MCDonald website]

Visit the illustrator [|Brian Floca] see images from //The Hinky Pink// ** Fun Princess and Castle activities: **

[|Princess word search]- Lots of princess-y words to find in this word search puzzle.

[|Princess Maze] - Help the princess find the way through a maze shaped like a head to reach her knight.

[|Castle Maze] -Can you help the knight find his way through the castle to reach the archer? //﻿// [|**Interactive Castle**]- learning activity that explains about the parts of castle. Very nice resource that also displays real images.  Explanation of a Hinky pink: [] 
 * Hink Pink** is riddles that are answered by choosing two words that rhyme. The two rhyming words must have 1 syllable.

What is a library thief?

 * //a book crook//**

Read more at Suite101: [|**Kid Funny Short Riddles: Hink Pink, Hinky Pinky, and Hinkity Pinkity**] [|**http://www.suite101.com/content/kid-funny-short-riddles-a17795#ixzz10HSuNk4w**]