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Pinkalicious (Pinkalicious)
Pink, pink, pink. More than anything, Pinkalicious loves pink, especially pink cupcakes. Her parents warn her not to eat too many of them, but when Pinkalicious does . . . she turns pink! What to do?
This sparkling picture book, filled with such favorites as pink bubble gum, pink peonies, pink cotton candy, and pink fairy princess dresses, celebrates all things pink while s...more
This sparkling picture book, filled with such favorites as pink bubble gum, pink peonies, pink cotton candy, and pink fairy princess dresses, celebrates all things pink while s...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
May 23rd 2006
by HarperCollins
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It felt as if I'd read this exact same story somewhere else, in a different form. (Of course, there's the resemblance to A Bad Case of Stripes as well.) A little girl with a penchant for pink goes a little overboard and takes on a pink shade herself. My son (at this stage of his life) loves everything pink, so he strongly identifies with the main character. I think he was however a little put off by the way she sneakily treats herself to cupcakes after being said no. He liked enumerating all the...more
You might think from looking at the cover of Pinkalicious by Elizabeth and Victoria Kann that the book is in Harriet's collection but you'd be wrong. It's actually Sean's book because it covers too things near and dear to him: the color pink and baking cupcakes.
On a rainy day, a mother and daughter decide to kill time by baking cupcakes. The daughter insists on making them pink: pink cake and pink frosting. When they are done she spends the rest of her day eating them until she ends up turning p...more
On a rainy day, a mother and daughter decide to kill time by baking cupcakes. The daughter insists on making them pink: pink cake and pink frosting. When they are done she spends the rest of her day eating them until she ends up turning p...more
The cute picture on the cover is misleading. It looks like a charming story about a little "princess" girl who loves pink.
While the girl does love pink this story is far from charming. The little girl is naughty, spoiled, greedy, disobedient, sneaky and obnoxious.
We read this story as part of a "pinkalicious" party with my nieces and daughters. The party was fun with everyone in pink and lots of pink treats, but there is no way any of my sisters or sisters-in-law would put up with the behavior...more
While the girl does love pink this story is far from charming. The little girl is naughty, spoiled, greedy, disobedient, sneaky and obnoxious.
We read this story as part of a "pinkalicious" party with my nieces and daughters. The party was fun with everyone in pink and lots of pink treats, but there is no way any of my sisters or sisters-in-law would put up with the behavior...more
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I really did not like this book. I did not like the way the girl acted in it at all she was really rude and did not listen to her parents at all.
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A young girl and her mom are making pink cupcakes. She eats them as they frost them. When she wakes up from her nap she wants another one and throws a fit. Then after dinner she ate more cupcakes. The next morning she woke up and she was pink! Her mom freaks out and takes her to the doctors. The doctor tells her that she has to have green food...more
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A young girl and her mom are making pink cupcakes. She eats them as they frost them. When she wakes up from her nap she wants another one and throws a fit. Then after dinner she ate more cupcakes. The next morning she woke up and she was pink! Her mom freaks out and takes her to the doctors. The doctor tells her that she has to have green food...more
Sep 01, 2012
Kirk
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Parents across the country love Pinkalicious, the first in a series of books by the Kann sisters. On the surface it's a fun-filled exploration of bad behavior and the consequences one must endure for dishonesty. But there's a much darker undercurrent at work here, or maybe I should say "lighter" since it is generally draped in white robes and encompassed by burning crosses.
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Pinkalicious, Middle America's favorite beady-eyed bitch, is a deceitful, thieving shit. That in itself would be for...more
Premise:
Pinkalicious, Middle America's favorite beady-eyed bitch, is a deceitful, thieving shit. That in itself would be for...more
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This is definitely one of my new favorite books! Since my favorite color is pink, the title caught my eye. I love this book because it portrays the saying "you are what you eat" perfectly. When I was growing up my parents would always tell me that if I ate too much of a certain color, I would turn into it which is exactly what happens in this story. The girl eats too many pink cupcakes and the next thing you know she is pink! Even though this concept is impossible, I love the creativity of it. A...more
My 3 year old loves this book. She loves the color pink and she loves the pictures.
I like it as well. Pinkalicious is a bad girl and disobeys her parents when they tell her "no more pink cupcakes." Because of this she turns pink and gets a rare case of Pinkititus. Even my 3 year old noticed she was being bad. AND when she gets home she STILL is sneaking pink cupcakes against her parents wishes! BUT in a turn of events she learns her lessons. AND GETS CURED!
What I didn't like about this book is t...more
I like it as well. Pinkalicious is a bad girl and disobeys her parents when they tell her "no more pink cupcakes." Because of this she turns pink and gets a rare case of Pinkititus. Even my 3 year old noticed she was being bad. AND when she gets home she STILL is sneaking pink cupcakes against her parents wishes! BUT in a turn of events she learns her lessons. AND GETS CURED!
What I didn't like about this book is t...more
Oh where to start? I actively dislike this book. It's pretty much everything I can dislike about a picture book rolled into one.
1 - it's disgustingly pink, and for those trying to allow for more flexibility in gender roles, this book does not help.
2 - the parents are idiots, as in literally of low intelligence. They let their kid have numerous cupcakes and then are horrified by her sugared up behavior. They are easily fooled and they appear to let their kids do whatever the hell they please. If...more
1 - it's disgustingly pink, and for those trying to allow for more flexibility in gender roles, this book does not help.
2 - the parents are idiots, as in literally of low intelligence. They let their kid have numerous cupcakes and then are horrified by her sugared up behavior. They are easily fooled and they appear to let their kids do whatever the hell they please. If...more
2.5 - This is one of my lesser favorites about Pinkalicious. I don't like her attitude of behavior. Anyone who knows me or reads my reviews knows I don't "do" bad kids. Julia is an absolute angel compared to the average kid so maybe that's why. Or maybe she's an angel because of expectations. Either way, I don't deal with that stuff - she knows a punishment will shortly follow.
I'm not worried about her getting any ideas from a book with a character acting in the wrong way. She knows enough to no...more
I'm not worried about her getting any ideas from a book with a character acting in the wrong way. She knows enough to no...more
Jan 22, 2011
Patricia (Patricia's Particularity)
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Pinkalicious is the first book about a girl who loves the color pink so much she turns pink herself after eating too many pink cupcakes. Pinkalicious' is given a bath, but she still is pink. She is taken to the doctors, and is diagnosed with 'Pinktitis'. Her prescribed medicine is to eat as much green stuff as she can, to turn back to her normal color. But Pinkalicious is happy being pink. Even after being swarmed by bugs because she looks like a flower, she still likes being pink. She likes bei...more
From looking at the cover, I assumed this book would be for girls only. But the little girl has a brother named Peter, and he is a very funny part of the story!
The nameless little girl makes pink cupcakes with her mommy on a rainy day. She eats some, and demands more. By bedtime, her parents are at their wit's end, and the little girl has had way too much sugar!
Some reviewers state that this mischievous little girl sets a bad example for their children. My little girl has already done the things...more
The nameless little girl makes pink cupcakes with her mommy on a rainy day. She eats some, and demands more. By bedtime, her parents are at their wit's end, and the little girl has had way too much sugar!
Some reviewers state that this mischievous little girl sets a bad example for their children. My little girl has already done the things...more
I won't lie, today was the first time I ever read Pinkalicious. And truthfully, I'm a little torn about it.
On the one hand, I'm not really sure what the message is here. Pinkalicious is kind of a horrible child who just wants cupcakes and only realizes the consequences of her actions when they turn her red instead of pink. Oh, spoiler alert. But being pink was just fine by her and in the end her brother ends up pink. Vegetables, and all green foods for that matter, are regarded as gross and she'...more
On the one hand, I'm not really sure what the message is here. Pinkalicious is kind of a horrible child who just wants cupcakes and only realizes the consequences of her actions when they turn her red instead of pink. Oh, spoiler alert. But being pink was just fine by her and in the end her brother ends up pink. Vegetables, and all green foods for that matter, are regarded as gross and she'...more
Pinkalicious is a fun read geared towards elementary aged children. In this story, Pinkalicious indulges in so many pink cupcakes that her complexion actually changes into a raspberry infused hue. Her concerned mother immediately takes her to the doctor where she is diagnosed with 'Pinktitis' and told to eat as much green as possible in order to bring her skin tone back to normal. While starting to eat green, she ingests just one more pink cupcake and actually turns even redder. After this incid...more
This cute story is about a little girl named Pinkalicious who loves cupcakes. One rainy day, she and her mom make pink cupcakes and Pinkalicious wouldn't stop eating them! She ate so many that she turned pink. Her dad gave her a bath but the pink wouldn't come off so her mom took her to the doctor who diagnosed Pinkalicious with "a very rare and acute case of Pinkititis." How cute is that? Pinkalicious was told to eat a steady diet of green food but did she listen? Of course not. Instead, she at...more
Pinkalicious is defiantly pinkalicious. This book is not only pink, it is hilarious and filled with amazing pictures inside. The book is obviously towards girls because of all the pink, but the little catch with her little brother is a very creative and is an interesting way to intertwine boys into the pink book. The cover is eye catching along with every single page inside. How pink the book is connects to little girls, but the story line is absolutely wonderful. The story line portrays to ever...more
I attempted to read this first in Spanish, due to a library-request-mix-up. Reading the English version, I discovered I was woefully wrong in my mangled attempt at translating. It was helpful for me to gain an understanding of why some books don't click for our ELL students when we hope they will.
"You get what you get, and you don't get upset"? I had always heard it as "you don't throw a fit." Is this in the same vein as the kitty-corner vs. catty-corner business? (It's kitty-corner, by the way....more
"You get what you get, and you don't get upset"? I had always heard it as "you don't throw a fit." Is this in the same vein as the kitty-corner vs. catty-corner business? (It's kitty-corner, by the way....more
On March 1, 2011, Pinkalicious which debuted in English in 2006, was released in Spanish.
If you are not familiar with Pinkalicious, she is a sweet little girl who adores the color pink; it's simply her favorite color. She and he mom make pink cupcakes one rainy day, and Pinkalicious ate pink cupcakes all day long! When she woke up the next morning, her face and hands were all pink, and her belly the color of a sunset. Even a bath would not wash away all the pink.
Her mother takes her to the docto...more
If you are not familiar with Pinkalicious, she is a sweet little girl who adores the color pink; it's simply her favorite color. She and he mom make pink cupcakes one rainy day, and Pinkalicious ate pink cupcakes all day long! When she woke up the next morning, her face and hands were all pink, and her belly the color of a sunset. Even a bath would not wash away all the pink.
Her mother takes her to the docto...more
Pinkalicious is a funny story about a girl who loves that color pink. She begged her mom to make pink cupcakes and when she did she ate a lot of them. She soon turned pink all over and still continued to eat the cupcakes even though her doctor and parents told her not to. She just had to eat one more until she turned red! She became frantic and decided to each only green stuff to turn back to normal. She realized that it's important to listen to her parents, because it's for her own good. Only i...more
Very cute book about all things pink. Is a great book to illustrate what can happen when you have too much of a good thing! Is a little shallow for me, but I can see how young children would love it.
From Booklist:
PreSchool-Grade 2–Pinkalicious eats so many pink cupcakes that she wakes up the next morning with pink skin and hair. The color just won't wash off, and the doctor diagnoses her with Pinkititis and tells her to eat green food to get better. Still, when her parents aren't looking, she sn...more
From Booklist:
PreSchool-Grade 2–Pinkalicious eats so many pink cupcakes that she wakes up the next morning with pink skin and hair. The color just won't wash off, and the doctor diagnoses her with Pinkititis and tells her to eat green food to get better. Still, when her parents aren't looking, she sn...more
Kann, Victoria, and Elizabeth Kann. Pinkalicious. New York: HarperCollins, 2006. Print.
Genre: Children’s Picture Book
Pinkalicious by Victoria and Elizabeth Kann is an adorable story about a young girl who loves everything pink, especially pink cupcakes. This book is filled with brightly colored pictures in bold fluorescent colors. The story’s moral is being yourself is best. The theme of the story teaches young children to enjoy things in moderation. The story also teaches children about proble...more
Genre: Children’s Picture Book
Pinkalicious by Victoria and Elizabeth Kann is an adorable story about a young girl who loves everything pink, especially pink cupcakes. This book is filled with brightly colored pictures in bold fluorescent colors. The story’s moral is being yourself is best. The theme of the story teaches young children to enjoy things in moderation. The story also teaches children about proble...more
This is a really cute story about how a little girl turns pink. She makes pink cupcakes with her mother, and eats so many of them that she is pink the next morning when she wakes up. She visits the doctor to see what she can do to turn back to normal, and he suggests that she doesn't eat anything else that is pink. This is difficult for her because she loves the color so much. By the end of the story she decides to eat green vegetables to balance out the color. The next morning she wakes up and...more
This story has a cute premise. It is rhythmical and full of wordplay that I thought was fun. There are a lot of words that can incorporate the word pink! And the pictures have a lot of color, which was nice.
However, this isn't my favorite book. The main character is incredibly bratty and hasn't really learned her lesson by the end of the story. I'm not worried about kids taking that the wrong way, though. They know what's bad and what's good behavior. From personal experience, they recognize th...more
However, this isn't my favorite book. The main character is incredibly bratty and hasn't really learned her lesson by the end of the story. I'm not worried about kids taking that the wrong way, though. They know what's bad and what's good behavior. From personal experience, they recognize th...more
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Pinkalicious is a story about a girl who LOVES the color pink. Her favorite though is pretty pink cupcakes. Pinkalicious can't get enough of them! One night when she eats just a bit to much, she wakes up the next morning and she is pink as well! She has pink skin, pink hair, and none of it will wash off. The doctor diagnoses her with Pinkatitis and tells her that she needs to eat green veggies to return to her normal color. Pinkalicious is such a cute story with pictures that will ensure that yo...more
Okay, it IS better than "Goldilicious" in terms of a cohesive story, but I still was not charmed by this annoyingly pink-and-sparkly book with the cartoonish illustrations and ambiguous line on proper behavior. The little girl loves pink things, but can't stop eating the pink cupcakes even after her mother tells her not to. And then the girl turns pink. Instead of having remorse for her actions, she is thrilled that SHE is now pink! She eats even MORE of the forbidden cupcakes (stealing them fro...more
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What a cute, funny, adorable story.
When it is raining outside what else is a girl to do but make pink cupcakes with her mother. Too much sugar does not make for a very nice girl and too much pink tends to turn into a very rare and acute case of Pinkititis.
Her doctor informs her that she can no longer have pink cupcakes, pink bubble gum or pink cotton candy. The only cure is green food. Yuck.
Come on, one more cupcake cannot hurt. Apparently, there is something worse than being pink. This just w...more
When it is raining outside what else is a girl to do but make pink cupcakes with her mother. Too much sugar does not make for a very nice girl and too much pink tends to turn into a very rare and acute case of Pinkititis.
Her doctor informs her that she can no longer have pink cupcakes, pink bubble gum or pink cotton candy. The only cure is green food. Yuck.
Come on, one more cupcake cannot hurt. Apparently, there is something worse than being pink. This just w...more
After having several parents ask about this book, I decided to request it to see what the fuss was about. I was a bit disappointed to say the least.
I think the story just went a bit too far. I was hoping that when the doctor made her eat green stuff, she would resist, but then find that some green foods are delicious too! Instead, she sneaks out at night to eat MORE cupcakes and only realizes the error of her ways when she turns red. And then she "chokes down" green foods.
It would have been so...more
I think the story just went a bit too far. I was hoping that when the doctor made her eat green stuff, she would resist, but then find that some green foods are delicious too! Instead, she sneaks out at night to eat MORE cupcakes and only realizes the error of her ways when she turns red. And then she "chokes down" green foods.
It would have been so...more
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this is, hands down, fiona's favorite book.
and i get that. it's cute, there's lot of cupcakes, and the plot focuses predominantly around the color pink.
but pinkalicious is a brat. she doesn't listen to her parents, she tantrums with the best of them, and she disobeys direct orders routinely.
yes, the book is about learning to balance the pinks with the greens and eat junk food in moderation; however, all my three-year-old seems to understand is that "green food is yucky" and that pink rocks.
so, b...more
and i get that. it's cute, there's lot of cupcakes, and the plot focuses predominantly around the color pink.
but pinkalicious is a brat. she doesn't listen to her parents, she tantrums with the best of them, and she disobeys direct orders routinely.
yes, the book is about learning to balance the pinks with the greens and eat junk food in moderation; however, all my three-year-old seems to understand is that "green food is yucky" and that pink rocks.
so, b...more
A book about a girl who loves the color pink so much she turns pink herself after eating too many pink cupcakes. After a bath, she finds that she is still is pink. She is taken to the doctor, and is diagnosed with 'Pinktitis'. Her prescribed medicine is to eat as much green stuff as she can, to turn back to her normal color. But Pinkalicious is happy being pink. She likes being pink so much she eats one more cupcake. However, she wakes up to find she is no longer Pink but Ruby Red. Pinkalicious...more
This is a fantasy children's picture book about a little girl who eats too many pink cupcakes and turns pink. She is advised to eat lots of green food from the doctor to return to normal. Although reluctant, she follows the doctor's advice and then returns to normal. However, her brother ends up eating the cupcakes and turning pink as well.
This book uses inventive language such as "Pinkalicious" and "Pink-a-boo." The author also makes good use of descriptive language when describing the main c...more
This book uses inventive language such as "Pinkalicious" and "Pink-a-boo." The author also makes good use of descriptive language when describing the main c...more
I decided to review this book as a warning to other moms. If there were negative stars I would have given this book a -2 stars. The cover is deceiving. It looks all princessy and cute, but is all about a girl who is disobedient and naughty, sneaking in to the pink cupcakes. She is rude and disrespectful to her parents. When the book fair came to Naiya's school, I told her she could buy one book and this is what she chose! Such a dissapointment! As I read it to her, I had to keep saying things li...more
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Victoria Kann is the award-winning illustrator and author of the picture book series featuring the whimsical and effervescent character Pinkalicious. Victoria coauthored and illustrated the first two books, Pinkalicious and Purplicious. In addition, she cowrote Pinkalicious: The Musical and wrote and illustrated the #1 New York Times bestsellers Goldilicious and Silverlicious. Currently she is wor...more
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