Pinkalicious

= Pinkalicious =

Illustrated by Victoria Kann
// Book name: “Pinkalicious" // // Author: Victoria Kann // // Co-author: Elizabeth Kann // // Illustrator: Victoria Kann // // Publisher: HarperCollins, June, 2006 // // Language: English // // Pages: 40 // // Age range: 4-8 years old // // ISBN-13: 978-0-06-077639-8 //
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Victoria Kann, the author and illustrator of the infamous character series, Pinkalicious, was born in New York and currently resides in Westport, Connecticut. The award winning writer reports that her muse for writing her books is her two daughters, who often eat sweets and dress up just as Pinkalicious. Her co-author and sister Elizabeth Kann is a New York Times best-selling author who has written a multitude of well-recognized books, most notably, Pinkalicious, Purplicious, and has famous pieces featured in Chicken Soup for the New Mom's Soul, Chicken Soup for the Chocolate Lover's Soul, and Chocolate for a Woman's Soul: Volume II. Elizabeth's primary occupation is being a doctor and she resides in Pennsylvania with her family.
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Pinkalicious is the first book in an extravagant and colorful character series. The main character that goes on adventures throughout the series is, you guessed it, Pinkalicious. Pinkalicious coined her name due to her love of everything pink! She wears pink clothes everyday and has a pink bedroom. The book begins with her and her mother baking pink cupcakes. Since Pinkalicious loves everything pink, she continually eats cupcakes, even when her mother tells her, "no more!" Ultimately, she turns pink! The only way Pinkalicious can turn back to her normal complexion is by eating healthy green foods. But Pinkalicious decides to eat just one more cupcake, and as a result, something bad happens! Finally, she decides the smart choice is to eat green food so she can return back to her normal self.
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Pinkalicious is an exciting and colorful adventure of a young girl's love for all things pink! The book is relatable to children of all ages… Who DOESN'T love cupcakes and want to eat more even when mom says no! Both Victoria and Elizabeth Kann do a wonderful job at engaging young readers with a loud and creative writing style and an excellent lesson learned
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One literary element Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann perfected in their book, Pinkalicious, is plot development. According to Annenberg Learner, plot development refers to " a causal sequence of events, the "why" for the things that happen in the story." There is great evidence of thorough plot development in the story, Pinkalicious. Moreover, the story begins with Pinkalicious being unable to play outside due to a rainy day. Then, her mother suggests they make cupcakes. But not just any cupcakes. Pink cupcakes, since pink is Pinkalicious's favorite color! Because she loves the pink cupcakes so much, she eats one after another. Her mother tells her she is not allowed to eat anymore, but Pinkalicious does not listen. At this point in the story, readers can predict based on the sequence of events what Pinkalicious will do. She goes against her mother's word and eats another cupcake. This event also helps reader's understand that because the character made a poor choice, there are probably consequences that will follow.  As the book continues, the audience learns that there is a major consequence: Pinkalicious turns pink! This event within the plot makes the story take an exciting and hilarious turn. Based on the audience's previous knowledge of Pinkalicious's character, they will likely assume that Pinkalicious will eat more cupcakes. And, she does. But, she turns the color bright red as a result. This occurrence changes the ending of the story as the audience initially understood it. Because Pinkalicious only prefers things that are pink, she probably does not like being red. Readers can then predict that she will eat healthy, green foods as the doctor suggested to return to a normal complexion. This plot development enables the story to be exciting and engaging for readers of any age, truly. The plot development also fosters great opportunities for make character inferences, predicting future events, and discovering a lesson within the story.
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 * Related Links: **
 *  http://www.learner.org/interactives/literature/read/plot1.html
 *  http://www.thinkpinkalicious.com/victoria
 *  http://www.thinkpinkalicious.com/elizabeth