The Pink Pajamas: A Story About Love and Loss

K-Gr 3–The main character loves visiting Ah Yi every week for dinner with their parents and Ye Ye and Po Po. Ah Yi also loves the visits and shows it by sewing all kinds of things, especially pajama pants. They’re perfect: always cozy and they fit just right. Only this time they’re pink—ugh. Ah Yi gets it and says she’ll make a different pair, but next time the protagonist goes to visit, Ah Yi is in the hospital. Written in the first-person, the book doesn’t use pronouns for the unnamed protagonist, although they are shown reluctantly wearing a dress in one scene. The art style throughout the book is gently cartoonish, complemented by a few different fonts and text colors. The characters have simple but expressive faces and postures, which could be useful for starting conversations with younger readers about the subject matter and helping them describe their own feelings. The text has a quick pace that adds an impression of movement in the pictures.