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The Little Pink Books

April 17, 2009 by Carrie

A short while ago, I reviewed The Little Black Books published by Peter Pauper Press. Now I’m back to introduce you to The Little Pink Books. As I mentioned before, I’m not a really big fan of gift books but I like these primarily because I think they are very useful! While The Little Black Books are gender neutral, the Little Pink Books are definitely geared more towards females, making them a fun pick for special occasions.

I’m particularly fond of the hospitality oriented Pink Books like The Little Pink Book of Entertaining as well as The Little Pink Book of Etiquette (A Civilized Person’s Guide to Getting it Right – ha!). The book on entertaining offers many practical tips like house rules and creative hostess gift ideas. From setting up a buffet table to how to host a potluck or a theme party, I think this little book is a great gift for ladies who like tips on how to develop their gift – and individual flair! – for hospitality.

There are also books for specific events, such as the birth of a baby. The book on weddings has information about toasts and also includes suggestions to the bride for how to write thank you notes to relatives and close friends as well as to people that you don’t know as well. In this day and age, when artful thank you notes are quickly becoming a thing of the past, I find even this small tip to be necessary and helpful. I love it. On the subject of writing thank you notes, a short quote by John Keats is included:

I am convinced more and more day by day that fine writing is next to fine doing, the top thing in the world.

Even if you are not interested in gift books that relate to specific topics, there is still something in the line of Little Pink books for you — provided you like the color, of course. They have a blank Little Pink Notebook as well as an address book. I’m not sure how much more useful and practical you can get with a Little Pink series! (Well, I think they are fun anyway.)

On the whole, there is pretty much something for everyone on a variety of subjects. I think these make great gift books in accompaniment with perhaps a gift card or household item that compliments the book of choice. There are lots of things that can be done with these books, that’s for sure!

Carrie comes by her book obsession honestly, having descended from a long line of bibliophiles. She blogs about books regularly at Reading to Know.



To enter the 2009 Mothers Day Giveaway, leave a comment below. Click over to the Peter Pauper Press site and let us know which three Little Pink Books you’d like to win.

  • All Mother’s Day Giveaways are open to U.S. shipping addresses only.
  • The giveaway will close on April 30, and the winner will be announced on May 1.
  • For information on how to enter the grand prize to win a copy of each book in the Mother’s Day Giveaway worth over $225, see the instructions on the main post.
  • Check out the list of all Mother’s Day giveaways. Enter to win each book by leaving a comment on that post.

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Comments

  1. Serena says

    April 22, 2009 at 5:01 am

    Etiquette, Weddings, & Elegance!

  2. Michele says

    April 22, 2009 at 12:00 pm

    Such cute gift ideas! If I won I would like the Entertaining, Etiquette, and Weddings!

  3. Mia J. says

    April 22, 2009 at 11:39 pm

    I
    would like the three E’s entertaining, etiquette and elegance.

  4. Carole says

    April 23, 2009 at 5:22 pm

    sounds great for young people! Please enter me! Thanks~!

  5. Maureen says

    April 23, 2009 at 9:32 pm

    If I were to win I would definitely be regifting any of these pink books to my niece. She is my oldest niece she is 24, adorable and newly engaged to be married. So my choices would be:
    Little Pink book of
    Weddings,
    Entertaining,
    Frozen DRinks…
    Thanks

  6. Rosanne says

    April 24, 2009 at 1:11 am

    Elegance, Baby Names and weddings

  7. Marianna says

    April 24, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    Entertaining, Etiquette and Frozen Drinks

  8. Jo says

    April 24, 2009 at 3:58 pm

    elegance, entertaining, and etiquette please:)
    [email protected]

  9. jan koontz says

    April 25, 2009 at 12:51 pm

    i would love to own this book

  10. Karen Gonyea says

    April 25, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    Sounds great 🙂

  11. Jessica says

    April 25, 2009 at 6:26 pm

    Weddings, Baby Names, & Etiquette

  12. Sue W. says

    April 25, 2009 at 7:39 pm

    I could really use this book. I am not so great at entertaining and maybe this Little Pink Book would help me along.

  13. Mariah says

    April 26, 2009 at 9:45 am

    I have read one of the Little Pink book’s, and would love to read the rest!

    Mariah
    penguinqueen(at)hotmail(dot)com

  14. israel y says

    April 26, 2009 at 1:24 pm

    my favorite 3 are THE LITTLE BOOK OF BABY NAMES, THE LITTLE PINK BOOK OF ENTERTAINING, and THE LITTLE PINK BOOK OF FROZEN DRINKS

  15. Angela says

    April 26, 2009 at 2:10 pm

    I would like The Little Pink Book of Elegance, The Little Pink Book of Entertaining and The Little Pink Book of Etiquette.

  16. Jennifer Hedden says

    April 26, 2009 at 3:33 pm

    I would like to win

  17. Donna says

    April 26, 2009 at 4:20 pm

    I would love to win the Little Pink Books on Elegance, Etiquette, and Entertaining!

  18. gahome2mom says

    April 26, 2009 at 10:28 pm

    Since I have all daughters and two lil’ granddaughters this might make for a great read and a super one to share with them. lol

  19. sandra says

    April 27, 2009 at 8:36 am

    please enter me

  20. Andria says

    April 27, 2009 at 7:27 pm

    I would love a chance to win The Little Pink Book of Etiquette. Thank you.

  21. Jessica H says

    April 27, 2009 at 10:17 pm

    These are so neat! I’d love frozen drinks, baby names, and entertaining.

  22. Kristinia aka Loving Heart Mommy says

    April 28, 2009 at 2:33 am

    These are adorable my 3 choices are:
    Elegance, Entertaining, and Etiqutte for sure!

  23. LivingforGod says

    April 28, 2009 at 5:47 am

    I’d like to win the ones on Entertaining, Etiquette, and Elegance.

  24. Teresa Baker says

    April 28, 2009 at 10:28 am

    How cute. I’ve never seen these before, but I do love books so thank you for the opportunity to win them! My choices are: Elegance, Etiquette and Entertaining. Thank you for considering me! 🙂

  25. Charlotte says

    April 28, 2009 at 11:46 am

    These books sound great. My daughter will be getting married next year. They will come in handy.

  26. Christine says

    April 28, 2009 at 3:39 pm

    I like the frozen drinks, wedding and address books! Thanks!

  27. Terra Heck says

    April 28, 2009 at 4:38 pm

    This would be a great book to have, especially for the tips on entertaining.

  28. Gabriel J. says

    April 28, 2009 at 9:03 pm

    Great contest!

  29. Jacqueline O. says

    April 28, 2009 at 9:29 pm

    Sounds like a great book!!! Hope I win one.

  30. Claire says

    April 29, 2009 at 12:16 am

    Elegance, Entertaining and Etiquette 🙂

  31. Krystal says

    April 29, 2009 at 12:44 am

    I like this pink book idea!

  32. Amy Bradshaw says

    April 29, 2009 at 1:27 pm

    Looks very informative, would love to be entered!

    Amy
    [email protected]

  33. shawna says

    April 29, 2009 at 2:30 pm

    I could use this book!

  34. Marion Burgess says

    April 29, 2009 at 3:09 pm

    These cute books would be very useful!

  35. Lisa Taylor says

    April 29, 2009 at 5:50 pm

    I would love to win the Frozen drinks Elegance and Etiquette Little Pink Books

  36. Ed Nemmers says

    April 29, 2009 at 7:23 pm

    Elegance, Entertaining and Etiquette!

  37. Renee G says

    April 29, 2009 at 9:48 pm

    I would chose the Elegance, Etiquette and Entertaining.

    rsgrandinetti(at)yahoo(dot)com

  38. Rebecca says

    April 29, 2009 at 9:58 pm

    Wow. What a neat idea! I love it. I’d love to see the one on Thank Yous…

  39. Adrian Lamont says

    April 30, 2009 at 1:50 am

    Sounds like a great read, please count me in.

  40. Becky says

    April 30, 2009 at 9:54 am

    Mine would have to be the ones for entertaining, etiquette and elegance.

  41. Lily Kwan says

    April 30, 2009 at 10:45 am

    I love The Little Pink Book of Frozen Drinks, the Little Pink Book of Entertaining, and the Little Pink Book of Elegance!

  42. Pink Lady says

    April 30, 2009 at 11:25 am

    I would probably like them all except I don’t really need baby names and weddings right now. My three tops are probably:

    -frozen drinks
    -entertaining
    -elegance

    although etiquette & the phonebook or notebook would be great if the others weren’t available

  43. Gianna says

    April 30, 2009 at 1:22 pm

    I love the following:
    THE LITTLE PINK BOOK OF ETIQUETTE
    THE LITTLE PINK BOOK OF FROZEN DRINKS
    THE LITTLE BOOK OF BABY NAMES

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