Pinkalicious

A young girl who is obsessed with all things pink finds herself turning her favorite color, after eating one too many pink cupcakes. Her parents are horrified, and rush her to the doctor, who diagnoses a case of Pinkitis, and recommends a healthy dose of vegetables. The girl herself isn't convinced that being pink is a bad thing, but when continued cupcake eating turns her a deep shade of red, she realizes that being herself is best...

The first of a best-selling series of picture-books about this girl and her color-related adventures, Pinkalicious is utterly unappealing, and I find myself at a complete loss to understand its success. The artwork is flat and formulaic, the main character obnoxious, and the story unsatisfying. I disliked show more the fact that eating vegetables was described in such a viscerally negative way in the story - don't we have enough of a problem getting children to make healthy food choices? - and wasn't thrilled at the way the heroine's bad behavior (lying, stealing) was addressed, mostly because it wasn't. I'm in the midst of a project at work to read through our picture-book section, so I will (unfortunately) be picking up more of these books, but I don't really recommend this one. I understand that the sparkly cover, prominence of pink, and presence of cupcakes might hold great appeal, especially for young girls, but there are better series out there - the Fancy Nancy books, the stories about Tallulah the ballerina - that fit the bill. Try one of those instead! show less

Pinkalicious, her parents, and her brother Peter take in a cat to foster while the animal shelter is temporarily closed. At first they think she's just tired, but then she gives birth to a bunch of kittens. Now the whole house is in kitten chaos! But the kittens are so cute that Pinkalicious and Peter both want to keep at least one -- if they can convince their parents to let them.

This was a sweet early reader with bright, colorful illustrations to accompany the generally cheerful text. I like the idea of introducing little ones to the concept of fostering pets, because I haven't seen that come up much in children's literature. There was a mistake on one page where the dialogue reads, "Can't we can't keep just one?" instead of either show more 'Can't we keep just one?' or 'We can't keep just one?'. That's relatively minor but a bit upsetting to see in an "I Can Read!" book designed for beginning readers who might get tripped up by something like this. There's also a few made-up words like "cuterrific" and "pinkacutest" but I guess that's part of the charm of the Pinkalicious series. Still, it could be a bit tricky for young ones just starting to read on their own. show less

Pinkalicious, written by Victoria Kann, is a story about a little girl who loves all things pink, she found pink cupcakes, which her parents warned her to stay away from sweets. She ate so many of them that she developed a case of “Pinkititis,” turning her completely pink. At first, she thought it was great, until she realized that it was not as great as she thought. To get rid of being pink, her doctor told her that she has to eat a ton of green vegetables to bring her back to normal. This story reflects the themes of self-control, when Pinkalicous learns that having too much of something she might love can result in a terrible consequence. This story also involves her developing into being more responsible. She went from ignoring show more her parents, eating the things she knows she was not supposed to have, and facing the consequences. Ultimately, she accepts responsibility, and follows the doctor's orders of eating the green vegetables, even though she does not like them. show less

A little girl eats so many of the pink cupcakes she and her mother bake on a rainy day, that she turns pink. At first she enjoys being pink and tries not to change back, but then she takes it too far and ends up RED. This wont do so she eats her greens so she can turn back into a normal girl.

It's a fun, silly book that definitely has a lesson about over indulging here. The book is as vibrantly colored as it sounds like it should be and overall extremely enjoyable.

This is one of those books that's supposed to have a moral, but the moral is totally lost in the celebration of all things pink. And I really dislike the way it villainizes all green foods, even grapes! I make a point of naming all the foods on the green food page that my little one loves to eat. Not a fan, but she loves it, because...it's so pink!

Pinkalicious is a popular read of today's children but has received some backlash, and is banned in some schools. Overall I think it is a great read and the reason for banning is unreasonable.

The book is about this little girl, who is obsessed with the color pink. Her mom makes pink cupcakes and as the girl stated, they were pinkalicious. Even though both her parents told her that she had enough, she ate way too many, and she woke up bright pink. Her mom, frantic took her to the doctor and he told her no more pink food, which upset her. Being pink made her life not so easy, but she didn't listen and ate more pink cupcakes, which turned her red. She learned her lesson at the end of the book, and ate all of the gross green food that the show more doctor and her parent told her too, and she became normal again. I think that the theme of this book as many children's books is to listen to your parents and guardians, because they know best. I think that the illustrator did a great job making her stand out on the page, and emphisize her crazy color on every page, and I could see how the colors around could be engaging to young readers.

This book is banned because she is shown in the bathtub and her underwear. I think that as a children's book it didn't show anything and I think that bathing and putting on clothes is something that all children learn how to do so I don't see the huge deal, and I think that it shouldn't be banned because of that. Overall, I enjoyed this short story, and will read it to my little sister later on. show less

So girls will check out this book because it is pink and glittery and the little girl is rude to her parents, eats too much sugar, hangs from the chandelier and finally turns bright pink! (Her punishment for being greedy) Wow! Great storyline (insert sarcasm here). The illustrations are awesome though, they totally make the book. Can you say "Bad Case of Stripes"?