Pinky Pye

We read about a third of the way through and gave up. What we read was 3 stars, if I had been reading this to young children it might have been more fun, this would be an ideal chapter a night story for small children. The start was good, a family goes to an island for the summer as their ornitholog......more

No matter how many times I read this book, I come away renewed and re-charmed. It's an almost 60 year old book, but it's still crisp and enchanting, with its small mystery and chatty yet wry narrative; reading Pinky Pye - really, reading Estes period - arouses an overwhelming sense of nostalgia for......more

Another fun title by Estes! Cleanliness Report coming soon!......more

I really can't give this more than two stars. We have a saying in Spanish: Sequels are never any good. (Segundas partes nunca fueron buenas). That's certainly true of the Pye family story. I really enjoyed Ginger Pye; Jerry and Rachel are real kids, dealing with real kids' situations such as finding......more

An ideal family full of curious outdoor-loving children go on a summer trip with their mother, bird-man father, to Fire Island with the their five year old uncle and the family pets--for an adventure! This is a sweet old fashioned tale meant completely for children, which I found to be refreshing, y......more