Pinkalicious

Pinkalicious
Author Victoria Kann, Elizabeth Kann
Illustrator Victoria Kann
Cover artist Victoria Kann
Country United States of America
Language English
Genre Children's literature
Publisher HarperCollins

The Pinkalicious book series is a series of books written and illustrated by Victoria Kann. The first two books, Pinkalicious and Purplicious, were co-written with her sister, Elizabeth Kann. Goldalicious, Silverlicious, Emeraldalicious, and Aqualicious have all been number one. Silverlicious was number one on the list for more than 3 months. The stories center on a girl named Pinkalicious and is told in first person narrative. Pinkalicious, as her name implies, has a love for things which are pink whether they are at school, home, or outdoors. The books are based on Victoria's two daughters, and their love for the color pink. All of the books have been featured on the New York Times bestseller list. The books have all reached phenomenal success, and there is a play based on the first book. It has been off-broadway since 2007 and plays throughout the United States. 2015 marks Pinkalicious' 10th anniversary.

Books

No. Title Published Notes
1 Pinkalicious May 23, 2006
2 Purplicious October 1, 2007
3 Goldilicious May 26, 2009
4 Silverlicious April 8, 2010
5 Pinkalicious and the Pink Drink May 25, 2010
6 Pinkalicious: School Rules! June 22, 2010
7 Pinkalicious: Tickled Pink July 27, 2010
8 Pinkalicious: Pink around the Rink October 5, 2010
9 Pinkalicious: Pink of Hearts January 1, 2011
10 Pinkalicious: Pinkie Promise July 26, 2011
11 Pinkalicious and the Pink Pumpkin July 26, 2011
12 The Pinkerrific Playdate October 1, 2011
13 Pinkalicious: Soccer Star January 1, 2012
14 Pinkalicious and the Pink Hat Parade January 24, 2012
15 Pinkalicious: The Princess of Pink Slumber Party February 21, 2012
16 Pinkalicious and the Pinkatastic Zoo Day August 14, 2012
17 Pinkalicious: Fairy House December 15, 2012
18 Pinkalicious: Flower Girl January 1, 2013
19 Emeraldalicious January 29, 2013
20 Pinkalicious: Puptastic! April 30, 2013
21 Pinkalicious: Pink or Treat! July 23, 2013
22 Pinkalicious: Merry Pinkmas! September 24, 2013
23 Pinkalicious and the Cupcake Calamity October 1, 2013
24 Pinkalicious and the Perfect Present January 21, 2014
25 Pinkalicious: Eggstraordinary Easter January 28, 2014
26 Pinkalicious: The Royal Tea Party May 13, 2014
27 Pinkalicious: Crazy Hair Day May 13, 2014
28 Pinkalicious and the New Teacher June 24, 2014
29 Pinkalicious: Thanksgiving Helper August 26, 2014
30 Tutu-rrific! October 7, 2014
31 Aqualicious March 3, 2015 #1 New York Times bestselling author-artist
32 Pinkalicious and the Little Butterfly March 8, 2016

Victoria Kann

Pinkalicious is Victoria Kann's only book series. Victoria went to college at RISD (Rhode Island School of Design) and majored in illustration. Prior to Pinkalicious, she worked on magazine covers and art spreads. She has done illustrations for magazines such as BusinessWeek, Harper's Magazine, Washington Post , New York Times, and NewsWeek. To do her illustrations, she uses mixed media scanned into the computer. If you look closely, you can see music notes in the buildings, old letters in the ground, and books in the birds. The illustrations take around a year to complete, and are very intricate.

Reception

Shanea Goldizen of Library Point describes Pinkalicious as '...a colorful, scrumptious feast for the eyes and will keep your kids reading and re-reading...'[1] The Children's Book Guide although finding the story 'pretty entertaining, and it would certainly be a hit with girlie girls or just about any pink lover.' also stated that 'It wasn’t one of my particular favorites, but that’s just because I am not usually a fan of children’s books that blatantly play off of gender stereotypes and are geared strictly towards one sex.'[2] Publishers Weekly found that the 'text may be literal and obvious, but the artwork creates enough visual interest to keep pink-loving gals involved in this tale of wonderful-to-wretched excess.'[3]

Other Media

The Pinkalicious series also includes combined book packs, sticker and activity books and audio books. There are also dolls and other merchandise. There has been a Pinkalicious line at both Walmart and Target. For a limited time, Crumbs Bake Shop also had a Pinkalicious Cupcake. All proceeds gained from this cupcake went to charity.[4] Pinkalicious has been staged as a musical in various theatres including New World Stages.

References

  1. "Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann". www.librarypoint.org. Central Rappahannock Regional Library. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. "Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann: For Those That Love Everything Pink". www.childrensbooksguide.com. Children's Books Guide. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  3. "Pinkalicious". www.publishersweekly.com. PWxyz LLC. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  4. "Books by Victoria Kann". Goodreads Inc. Retrieved 7 January 2015.

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