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  Text and Illustrations Copyright © 2010 by John Petersen

  1st edition published by WriteLife, LLC in 2010

  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

  2nd Edition Published by:

  BQB Publishing

  Boutique of Quality Books Publishing

  Printed in the United States of America

  978-1-939371-78-2 (p)

  978-1-939371-80-5 (h)

  978-1-939371-79-9 (e)

  Second Edition

  Just because I

  am a girl does

  not mean that

  I Like the

  color PINK!

  I don’t Like

  this PINK

  bear!

  or....

  these PINK

  barrettes in

  my hair!

  I don’t Like

  PINK ballet

  dresses!

  or....

  PINK pigs

  that make

  muddy messes!

  I don’t Like

  my striped

  PINK tights!

  And I don’t

  Like high

  flying, PINK

  kites!

  I don’t

  Like PINK

  balloons!

  or....

  PINK butts on

  hairy baboons!

  I don’t Like

  PINK fLats!

  or....

  PINK

  Stocking

  Caps!

  I don’t

  Like PINK cars!

  or....

  PINK robots

  from mars!

  I don’t

  Like this

  PINK coat!

  And I don’t

  Like this

  PINK

  tote!

  I don’t Like

  PINK fLowers

  that make me

  Sneeze!

  or....

  PINK socks

  that go up

  to my knees!

  I don’t Like

  this big

  PINK

  ring!

  I don’t Like

  PINK fLamingos

  that sing!

  I dont’t

  Like these

  PINK

  PearLs!

  or...

  these PINK

  Skates when

  I twirL!

  But....

  I have a

  Secret that

  I must

  admit...

  there is

  Just one

  thing that

  happens to

  be...

  A PINK color

  That makes

  me

  very happy!

  Bright PINK

  cupcakes

  all for

  me!

  I Don’t Like Pink Vanilla Buttermilk Cupcakes

  Ingredients

  1 1/2 cups flour

  1 1/4 tsp baking powder

  1/4 tsp baking soda

  1/4 tsp salt

  1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened

  1 cup sugar

  2 large eggs

  1 egg yolk

  1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

  1/2 cup buttermilk

  Directions

  Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Fit a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners.

  Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

  Beat butter and sugar until fluffy. One by one, mix in eggs, the egg yolk, and vanilla. Add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, mixing until smooth. Spoon out the batter

  Bake for about 25 minutes. Cool. Top with your favorite PINK frosting.

  This is John Petersen’s first book for children. He was inspired by his daughter who doesn’t Like PINK but LOVES Cupcakes!

 

 

  John Petersen, I Don't Like Pink

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