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Pinky Gets Lost

by Bridget Jardine

30 pages; Saddle stitched; illustrated children's book; catalogue #06-2444; ISBN 1-4251-0686-2; US$14.61, C$14.61, EUR9.98, £7.54

When Pinky explores a grocery bag, he is in for a rather unpleasant surprise. Read on to discover how he gets out of his plight!

About the Book

Pinky Gets Lost seems harmless enough at the beginning, although by now we are coming to realize that for Pinky the guinea-pig, nothing is what it seems! Very quickly, a few moments to run free in the family living room, soon spell disaster fo Jeremy's little pet. His curiosity leads him into a paper grocery bag which is initally fun for him, until Jeremy's mother decides to tidy the room in anticipation of a visit from Mrs. Grenby, a rather disagreeable retired school teacher. Very quickly his world is turned upside down when he finds himself outside the back door of the house with no protection from danger. Just as he is getting frantic, the garden toad, Jumpit hops by and asks Pinky what he is doing there on his own. The toad suggests that he may be able to help Pinky by taking him round to the front of the house where the porch lights are on. Jumpit catches his bugs as they gather around the lights. This clever plan works wonderfully, as the ideal opportunity presents itself when the front door is open for the arrival of Mrs. Grenby. As Pinky races inside, a terrified Mrs. Grenby screams that she has seen a rat! Jeremy apologizes to the alarmed woman and next explains to Mrs. Grenby that it is not a rat at all, but only Pinky, his pet guinea-pig. Pinky is then put safely back into his cage. As the story, ends, we are perhaps, not feeling too, too sorry for Mrs. Grenby!

About the Author

Bridget Jardine lives in Bermuda, but was born in Kent, England and trained as a teacher at Christ Church College, Canterbury.

Teaching had always been her first choice as a career, and once qualified she had little doubt that she had made the right decision.

She has always enjoyed music and found that the guitar and piano proved to be extremely advantageous tools when teaching primary and junior school children.

Prior to teacher training, Bridget had been a member of a choir which competed in many international and local competitions and once at college she sang at the campus Folk Club.

Whilst choosing to major in Art, her preferred medium was oil paint and her focus was predominantly landscapes. Therefore, she willingly acknowledges that it was quite challenging once she embarked upon creating water colour illustrations for her Pinky stories which include a variety of animals and people.

Bridget Jardine's career has spanned 27 years, during which time she took breaks to be at home with her two children while they were young and later kept her hours flexible by substituting in some local schools, but returned to full time teaching once they were older.

She frequently visits the UK throughout the year, and she and her husband spend time in Scotland which they enjoy and where they own a small property.

Animals have always featured prominently in Bridget Jardine's life and she finds it difficult to imagine a home devoid of pets. It was, in fact, one of these pets, a guinea-pig named Pinky which, together with a fictitious young boy, featured as the main characters in a college assignment, Pinky's new Friend, which later evolved into a series of short stories and she recommends that this is first in the series to be read., after which the stories can be chosen at random.

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