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Purplicious
It's purple Pinkalicious
Pinkalicious loves the color pink, but all the girls at school like black. They tease her, saying that pink stinks and pink is for babies. But Pinkalicious doesn't think so...that is, until her friends stop playing with her. Now Pinkalicious has a case of the blues. But could she ever turn her back on her favorite color?
In the follow-up to the
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Published
October 1st 2007
by HarperCollins
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This is one of the better Pinkalicious books IMO. I love the real subject it deals with - bullying - and how Pinkalicious deals with it. This story does a good job of showing how easy it is to be a follower. It's obvious who the leader of the bully's is and who are the followers. I loved seeing how Pinkalicious contrasted with them color-wise.
The change of emotions is really realistic also. At first Pinkalicious stands up for herself and is adamant about her choice of favorite color. Then ...more
The change of emotions is really realistic also. At first Pinkalicious stands up for herself and is adamant about her choice of favorite color. Then ...more
In Victoria & Elizabeth Kann's second book Pinkalicious' journeys continue. This time Pinkalicious learns that there is another beautiful color than Pink.
One day during art class, Pinkalicious is made fun of by two girls for her obsessive love of Pink. According to them, Black is the new Pink, and Pink is only for little girls. Pinkalicious starts to feel 'blue' even though she tries to stay true to Pink by writing in her Pink Diary that Pink is the best. Back in art class, she ...more
One day during art class, Pinkalicious is made fun of by two girls for her obsessive love of Pink. According to them, Black is the new Pink, and Pink is only for little girls. Pinkalicious starts to feel 'blue' even though she tries to stay true to Pink by writing in her Pink Diary that Pink is the best. Back in art class, she ...more
I choose this book because the title and cover intrigued me as a book I would not necessarily choose to read. The book is called Puplicious and is written by Victoria Kann and illustrated by Elizabeth Kann. Right from the start all I thought about was little girls, pink, purple, and glitter—and that was all just by looking at the cover. When I start to read I quickly find the main character’s name to be Pinkalicious and I automatically think ‘Uh-Oh…what am I reading????’ however, to my surpri...more
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Two of the most popular night time books in our house right now are Pinkalicious and Purplicious by Elizabeth and Victoria Kann. Boy will my kids flip when they hear that Goldilicious is coming out this June.
In Purplicious, Pinkalicious is a little older, maybe having gone from kindergarten to first grade. Her schoolmates have decided to give up on their younger obsessions, declaring "pink is passé." The new pink is black.
At home though Pink finds no comfort fro...more
In Purplicious, Pinkalicious is a little older, maybe having gone from kindergarten to first grade. Her schoolmates have decided to give up on their younger obsessions, declaring "pink is passé." The new pink is black.
At home though Pink finds no comfort fro...more
Having heard so many of my daughter's friends talking about this book, I picked it up. I was disappointed. I understand that kids will tease one another, and I think showing that kind of teasing in books is an important way to talk to our kids about it. But I want books that help my children understand that teasing isn't ok. It's great that the girl eventually stands up for her own love of pink, but throughout the book, the name-calling is never balanced by a voice explaining that name-calli...more
We loved Pinkalicious (especially since my 6 year old is a BIG fan of the color pink), but this story just fell short in my opinion. She seems to spend too much of her time concentrating on the fact that the main character is being teased for her love of art and purple (and in not-so-nice phrases that I'd rather my 6 year old NOT hear yet), and didn't spend enough time developing the ending where she chooses to stick with her favorite color in spite of the mean girls in her class. I had much h...more
This book is about a little girl who loves the color pink. One day at school some of her classmates laugh at her and tell her that black is the new color and pink is for babies. She continues to love pink(publicly) for a while then tries to wear black, but she just doesn't like it. One day she meets a girl that tells her pink is a great color and shows her that blue and pink mixed together make purple and she says that is why pink is such an amazing color.
I thought this book was really cut...more
I thought this book was really cut...more
A shameless and pathetic attempt at creating another children's book empire with endless "sequels", a la Fancy Nancy. Pinkalicious was clever and lighthearted, this is insipid....if not malignant.
The main character is teased by her classmates for liking pink for about 10 pages. Her response? Stop liking pink. Until, on the very last page another girl teaches her that "pink is powerful". My kids like this book and I'll read it, but only with a lot of added d...more
The main character is teased by her classmates for liking pink for about 10 pages. Her response? Stop liking pink. Until, on the very last page another girl teaches her that "pink is powerful". My kids like this book and I'll read it, but only with a lot of added d...more
My daughter LOVES Pinkalicious, so I thought this would be a great one for her too. She's a toddler. I was disappointed though. Pinkalicious is about a slightly mischievious girl who gets into trouble when she eats too many pink cupcakes, it's mostly a celebration of that childhood obsessiveness so many of us can relate too. Purplicious however was not about a girl who loves purple with a passion. Almost the entire book was filled with mean girls saying pink was stupid. Even though the lit...more
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Pinkalicious is pressured to conform to other girls' standards, but then meets someone who lives on her own terms.
Since Kira loved the Pinkalicious books and since her favorite color is usually purple (probably still is, but it sometimes changes), I thought this book would be great. And she definitely enjoyed it! The story is a *bit* more complex than "Pinkalicious" and "Goldilicious" because this one deals more with peer pressure. Purple doesn't even come in unti...more
Since Kira loved the Pinkalicious books and since her favorite color is usually purple (probably still is, but it sometimes changes), I thought this book would be great. And she definitely enjoyed it! The story is a *bit* more complex than "Pinkalicious" and "Goldilicious" because this one deals more with peer pressure. Purple doesn't even come in unti...more
It's so dark...and the vast majority of the book is about black (would that be blackalicious?) not purple. Kinda disappointed in this one.
We are a big fan of Pinkalicious...the first book in this little series. So when I saw this book, I ordered away...and now I really regret it! The book is about the same little girl who is getting made fun of by a group of kids at school for liking the color pink. And that is the focus of most of the book...all the ways the kids make fun of her and how sad and depressed she is. I hate it! (2 stars was probably generous) Only on the last 2 pages does she meet a girl who likes pink and purple and ...more
Just like Pinkalicious, I loved Purplicious. In this text Pinkalicious appears to be a little older than her age in the book titled Pinkalicious. Throughout this book she is teased because of her love for the color pink. Her peers at school tease her and call her a " baby" because she likes the color pink. Instead they believe she should like the color black. Pinkalicious tried to stop liking the color pink, but that didn't last long. Especially after her new friend showed her wha...more
Another book in Victoria and Elizabeth Kann's series,Pinklalicious is back at it again! Feeling alone because all the other kids like the color black and believe that pink is for babies, Pinkalicious feels sad. At the end of the book, she meets a new friend who also likes the color pink. This is a great book to introduce to students beginning in 1st grade. We can teach them that it is okay to be different from everyone else, and that everyone has a friend. This book is also a GREAT and engaging ...more
In Purplicious Pinkalicious is back again, feeling blue because her friends in art class make fun or her fervor for the color pink. At first she sticks to her guns, but eventually they wear down on her until she hates pink herself. It's not until a new friend in art class shows her the power of the color pink (to turn blue to purple) that she realizes (again) her self-worth. I think it's a cute book, great for early elementary kids, esp those starting to realize themselves in terms of how others...more
blast! I had a whole review written and my wireless internet dropped and I lost the whole thing, but I feel strongly enough about this book to rewrite it.
Background info: in NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children there is a chapter that cites a study about a decrease of violence in cartoons and an increase in 'social aggression' (i.e. the stuff you see on the movie Mean Girls). "Educational Cartoons" like Arthur regularly have a conflict focusing on social aggression be...more
Background info: in NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children there is a chapter that cites a study about a decrease of violence in cartoons and an increase in 'social aggression' (i.e. the stuff you see on the movie Mean Girls). "Educational Cartoons" like Arthur regularly have a conflict focusing on social aggression be...more
Elizabeth Kann has done it again. But this time she geared Purplicious to a little bit older girl, the story deals a lot about teasing and how important it is not to do so. It shows the affects of making fun of some one and gives you as the parent the dialogue to say to your child do you think this is good behaviour, would you ever talk to someone like that? And in the end pinkalicious finds her new friend who is just like her. Definitely read this to your little girls.
Sorry to the mom who doesn't want her 6 year old learning about teasing and meanness, but little girls exposed to "Hannah Montana" and other such crap are expressing such sentiments earlier and earlier.
Pinkalicious's sufferings--being teased and called a baby because "everyone" likes something else--are all too real in schools, anti-bullying rhetoric or not. I was cheering for Pink's standing up for herself and pleased by the just right ending. A satisfying read.
Pinkalicious's sufferings--being teased and called a baby because "everyone" likes something else--are all too real in schools, anti-bullying rhetoric or not. I was cheering for Pink's standing up for herself and pleased by the just right ending. A satisfying read.
Missy
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This series is great for children to see individualism and how everyone is different. The little girl in the story loves the color purple and is very proud of it. She becomes dismayed when she realizes that other children are not as fanatic about the color and becomes embaressed of her unique fascination. Finally the book ends with her realizing that it is okay to love something that other children do not, and she finds a friend who loves purple as well. I think the illustrations are so cute and...more
Jennifer Borduin
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I like how in this book, pinkalicious goes through some negative feelings about her favorite color pink because of bullying. Not because of the bullying, but because I feel like other children will be able to relate to this feeling very well. This can also be a great book to show how friendships can form between two people who do have different favorites, but they connect through their passion for their favorites.
I am not a huge fan of the Pink/Purplisious books. I spend a chunk of my time telling students that colors do not have genders and these books essentially destroy my argument, even if that is not the intention. Puprlicious does teach a healthy lesson to not follow crowds, but I cannot see myself using this in the classroom for a whole group lesson. This is a book a child would have the option to choose.
Definitely not as good as Pinkilicious--tt wasn't as fun or funny as. It also seemed to be trying to drive a point home that being different is all right. While it is, I just hadn't expected to get that from this book. And there wasn't much purple in it until the end. Perhaps this won't be a fun read for a storytime. I don't think I could read it with excitement or even much happiness until the end.
This book is about a little girl who loves purple but all the kids in her class pick on her because they like black so they say she is a baby. This would be a good book to read to talk about bullying because half way through the story you feel horrible for this little girl so even if the kids cannot identify with the bullying int their own classroom, they can connect with Purplicious.
I really, really enjoyed Pinkalicious. It had great dramatic dialogue which made every kid I shared it with totally love it.
I was so looking forward to Purplicious. But it's decidedly not a read aloud. It's not even a "leave it on my shelf for a few weeks to see if it will grow on me".
In Purplicious, "pink is passe" and all the it girls are clad in black. Black is the new pink, yada yada yada. It's watered down crappy magazine bylines expanded into a ...more
I was so looking forward to Purplicious. But it's decidedly not a read aloud. It's not even a "leave it on my shelf for a few weeks to see if it will grow on me".
In Purplicious, "pink is passe" and all the it girls are clad in black. Black is the new pink, yada yada yada. It's watered down crappy magazine bylines expanded into a ...more
I am putting this review on here because my daughter #2 really wants me to put it on. She thinks it's better than Pinkalicious. I don't. I love Pinkalicious. I think my daughter likes it "more" because she's read Pinkalicious so many times that something new is exciting. Purplicious is a very cute book. It's about how none of Pinkalicious' friends like pink any more, and they are not very nice to her about it (downright rude, but kids can be like that, I suppose). She feels badly about...more
I did not care for this book. I thought all the girls liking black was a great place to start the story, but then it went down hill. The story could have been so much better!!! Again, my niece loves these books, but she'll read anything. I thought it was just okay-- something to check out from the library, but not a book I'd own if I could do it again.
Not as great at Pinkalicious. It seems negative and at first, it has an awful feel - the mean girls theme, but in the end it had a good message. I didn't love it, but my kids did, we just had a lot of discussions about how you should treat your friends and how these girls in the book are not nice. Probably better for elementary age girls rather than my 4 year old.
i think this book so super cute. seeing how i am obsessed with the color purple, i feel just like her. i love the fact that even though her friends start being mean to her and she debates on whether or not the color of purple is worth it, she decides to stay true to her and stay with the color purple and her friends realize that they were wrong.
Purplicious By: Victoria Kann & Elizabeth Kann
ISBN: 0545154197,2007.
Pinkalicious loves the color Pink so Much! She becomes confused whether she loves her color choice anymore after some children make fun of her at school. She decides it's okay to Like what you want after she meets a new friend at school that also likes the color Pink!
**A lesson that can be learned from this book is that it's okay to like your own things even if others don't....It's okay to be diff...more
ISBN: 0545154197,2007.
Pinkalicious loves the color Pink so Much! She becomes confused whether she loves her color choice anymore after some children make fun of her at school. She decides it's okay to Like what you want after she meets a new friend at school that also likes the color Pink!
**A lesson that can be learned from this book is that it's okay to like your own things even if others don't....It's okay to be diff...more
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