Pinkalicious and the Pink Drink

Pinkalicious

by Victoria Kann

Pinkalicious shows off her pluckiness, pizzazz, and penchant for pink in this fun 8x8 storybook from bestselling author Victoria Kann! One hot summer day, Pinkalicious gets an idea that is simply pinkerrific—a pink lemonade stand! But before Pinkalicious can start selling her lemonade, she has to figure out how to make it. Pink grapefruit, pink watermelon, and pink frosting—if it's pink, it's the perfect ingredient! Plus don't miss  Pinkalicious & Peterrific on PBS Kids!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Food, Family, Summer, 1st Grade

24 pages, Paperback

First published May 25, 2010

About the author

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 working on several more books about the adventures and antics of Pinkalicious. You can visit her online at www.thinkpinkalicious.com.

Reviews

[Jocelin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was my first time reading Pinkalicious. It was a cute story, girl had lots of spunk. She really, really loved the color pink.

[Chloe R · Rating 4 out of 5]

How much did you say this

[Ashley Lambert-Maberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was fine, and I'm sure an uncomplaining child would enjoy it once or twice, but it's hardly going to enter the hallowed ranks of Goodnight Moon, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, or I Want My Hat Back, which is admittedly a high bar.

It could have been siller or crazier—she puts in beets and various other ingredients to achieve pinkness, but this could have been an escalation: in goes a cherry ... not pink enough ... in goes a strawberry ... not pink enough ... in goes beets, etc. A little more absurd. Her eventual tasters don't seem too dismayed by the taste—it's not quite right, but it's not yecch, blooie, pfft, which is what I'd expect.

So harmless, but not one for the ages.

(Note: I'm a writer, so I suffer when I offer fewer than five stars. But these aren't ratings of quality, they're a subjective account of how much I liked the book: 5* = an unalloyed pleasure from start to finish, 4* = really enjoyed it, 3* = readable but not thrilling, 2* = disappointing, and 1* = hated it.)

[Sierra McKinley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pinkalicious and the Pink Drink is a story about Pinkalicious trying to make pink lemonade so that she can buy gumballs. At first, she makes the lemonade by adding in everything pink and edible... but then, with the assistance of her mother, she makes perfect pink lemonade and earns enough money to buy a lot of gumballs.
I thought that this book was somewhat boring and generic. The book was sort've cute but I don't think it stands out as amazing quality literature.
Age Appropriateness: Kindergarten-2nd grade

[Madison Cole · Rating 5 out of 5]

I grew up reading the children’s book "Pinkalicious and the Pink Drink" by Victoria Kann and absolutely loved it. The story follows a girl named Pinkalicious who is determined to make pink lemonade for her lemonade stand. She tries various ingredients to achieve the perfect pink color and learns about creativity and sharing in the process. As a kid, I was captivated by the pink illustrations, especially since pink is my favorite color. Now, my 15-month-old niece Harper enjoys looking at the pretty pink illustrations just as much as I did at her age.

[Denise Tran · Rating 2 out of 5]

no permit for this illegal lemonade stand, no health department code, they almost poisoned mr. peabody and gave him no refunds. on top of that she didnt save any of the money she earned from the lemonade stand and spent it ALL on gumballs. did she really need 9 gumballs. overconsumption much??? were they even sugar free?

[Melissa Namba · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pinkalicious makes pink lemonade according to her own recipe, which includes a lot of yuckies. It gets spilled and they make a new batch. I like that she notices her brother looking sad and makes sure to share with him.

[Kelsey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a pretty basic story but it had some good qualities. I like how the girl tried to create her own drink and ran her own lemonade stand (I thought it showed independence, perseverance, ingenuity, and problem-solving skills).

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read for Lemonade storytime today. Very cute and fun!

[Ona Shepherd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pinkalicious and the Pink Drink is about a girl who likes pink. She makes pink lemonade to earn money to buy gum balls!

[Jc · Rating 3 out of 5]

More pink problems and this time with a drink.

[Haaley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny and creative, and of course: pink.

[Meredith Estes · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 6 year old loves Pinkalicious and requests this story all of the time. I think this story is relatable for a young child and it’s silly enough for laughs.

[Robin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kinder and 2nd grade girls are my SMART readers in 2019-20; I think it's going to be a lot of Pinkalicious.

[K Morlando · Rating 3 out of 5]

The pinkalicious series of books is a favorite with my nieces!

[Lyndsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute book and my 6 year old struggling reader was able read pretty well as there weren't super hard words to sound out.

[Ian McHugh · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice little story. It prompted Daddy and daughter to make pink lemonade together and promotes sharing at the end.

[Sarah Kaylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute book!

My 3 yr old daughter loved the story, and it kept her attention! Beautiful illustrations, too. We really loved it!

[Kurt Fox · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this to a group of about 20 kids. About 80% liked it, but only boys didn't like it. It was silly. It was pink. The kids had fun.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Henry continues to be a huge Pinkalicious fan. This one's pretty cute.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

*4.25

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a silly story about selling pink lemonade to get money to buy some pink gumballs. Oooh .... to be a child again.

[Khya Baldwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a cute book

[୨୧victoria୨୧]

i always wanted to try her lemonade 😭😭💕
—where my love for pink lemonade started

[Khya Baldwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

love this book

[Cindy]

Ok, Kind of dumb. 💘🌹💙

[Elizabeth Tewes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Might I meet my yearly 25 book goal by the end of the weekend? Another Perfectly Pink book for my perfectly Pink readers/listeners.

[Kendra Burns · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just read to my niece 2/4/2020

[Lynda · Rating 5 out of 5]

"I LOVE pink! Lemonade stands seem fun. I want to do one." - V, age 3

[funny dot J · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story of Pinkalicious working on the lemonade stand.