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In Pinky Pye, the Pye family adds another member. A furious black kitten abandoned on their doorstep endears itself to the whole family—even Ginger—and foreshadows another addition to the Pye family that will change their lives forever.
While spending a bird-watching summer on Fire Island, the Pye family acquires a small black kitten that can use a typewriter.
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Posted August 17, 2005
Pinky Pye, by Eleanor Estes, is the fantastic sequel to Ginger Pye. When the Jerry and Rachel Pyes' ornithologist (bird expert) father is sent to Fire Island, NY for the summer, he invites his wife, Jerry, Rachel, the children's 3-year-old uncle Bennie, and their cat (Gracie) and dog (Ginger). On this small, tropical island, the Pyes and their pets find themselves heading towards exciting adventures. Here comes the introduction to the abandoned and orphaned furious black cat, Pinky, whom they adopt out of compassion. Finding Pinky is the least of the excitement, when they find out she can spar with Ginger, play games, type with Mr. Pye, and makes an ascent to the Pyes' summer cottage's eaves, thus revealing the most exciting and suspenseful part of the story!
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Posted January 2, 2012
Good for kids
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Posted February 7, 2013
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Posted September 14, 2012
The Pye family is back, with nine (almost ten) year old Rachel, brother Jerry who is ten, Papa who is a famous ornithologist or bird man, Mama, three (almost four) year old Uncle Bennie, cat Gracie, and very smart dog Ginger. Mr. Pye has an assignment to do a study of birds on Fire Island, so he takes the whole family with him and rents a cottage appropriately named The Eyrie from Mrs. A. A. Pulie. While there, the Pyes adopt a little black cat with one white paw whom they name Pinky. And what is amazing is that Pinky knows how to type! However, Papa’s friend Hiram Bish, another famous bird man, and his wife are sailing on the S. S. Pennsylvania near Fire Island and during a terrible storm lose their rare pet owl, one of the smallest in the world, when it is blown out of Mrs. Bish’s hands by the wind.
Meanwhile at The Eyrie on Fire Island, Pinky is earning a place in the Pyes’ hearts by boxing with Ginger, playing games with Mr. Pye, watching Uncle Bennie collect crickets and grasshoppers, and, of course, typing her meditations. Then after the storm, first Gracie, who has been sitting on the porch roof and looking at the attic window, then Rachel, and then Pinky all start watching something that is moving around in the attic of The Eyrie, but they can’t quite make out what it is. Uncle Bennie is putting his crickets and grasshoppers in the attic to sleep at night, but in the morning they’re gone and their box is poked through with holes. He thinks that maybe they are poking their way out and escaping. What is happening to them? What or who is in the attic? And what kind of meditations will Pinky type?
This delightful story, the sequel to the Newbery Medal winner Ginger Pye, was an ALA Notable Book. As the owner of several cats through the years, I can testify that the author captures the personality of a cat perfectly in her portrayal of Pinky. There is very little that might be considered objectionable—a reference to the ages of rocks when the earth broke away from the sun millions of years ago and a few instances of pipe and cigar smoking. What I like is that the Pyes are a family that, while a little quirky, really love each other and are not afraid to show that love. “Rachel’s heart swelled up with love for her father” (p. 126). The Pyes are also friends with the Moffats who are the subjects of four other children’s novels by Eleanor Estes: The Moffats, The Middle Moffat, Rufus M., and The Moffat Museum, two of which were Newbery Honor books.
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Posted April 24, 2010
catched the funny bone in me
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Posted December 1, 2006
Pinky Pye is an awesome book but not as good as Ginger Pye.
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Posted January 5, 2004
The book was tottaly amazing. Pinky is the smartest cat you'll ever read about. Like I said its tottaly awesome.
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Posted December 31, 2003
An amazing book with spice and joy for young readers to get lost in!
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Posted March 10, 2002
This book is a really gret and funny work by Estes!
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Posted March 19, 2001
This book is very good. The characters are very realistic while the plot and descriptions were also pretty good
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Overview
In Pinky Pye, the Pye family adds another member. A furious black kitten abandoned on their doorstep endears itself to the whole family—even Ginger—and foreshadows another addition to the Pye family that will change their lives forever.
While spending a bird-watching summer on Fire Island, the Pye family acquires a small black kitten that can use a typewriter.