Pinkalicious

This article is about the children's book series. For the 2018 television series based on the books, see Pinkalicious & Peterrific.

Pinkalicious is a series of children's picture books written and illustrated by Victoria Kann.^[1] The first two books, Pinkalicious and Purplicious, were co-written with her sister, Elizabeth Kann. The books are aimed at ages 4-8, and are based on Victoria's two daughters and their love for the color pink.

Pinkalicious

Pinkalicious 10th anniversary book cover
Author	Victoria Kann Elizabeth Kann
Illustrator	Victoria Kann
Cover artist	Victoria Kann
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Children's literature
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Published	May 23, 2006-present
No. of books	64

Premise

The stories center on Pinkalicious Pinkerton, an ego-centered imaginative young girl who loves the color pink to the point of worship (as seen in Pinkalicious & Peterrific),^[2] and are told in first-person narrative. They are also about her younger brother, Peter, who likes riding his scooter and playing with blocks.

Books

No.	Title	Published	Notes
1	Pinkalicious	23 May 2006	One of the books adapted into an episode in Pinkalicious & Peterrific[3]
2	Purplicious	16 October 2007
3	Goldilicious	26 May 2009
4	Silverlicious	8 April 2010; 1 February 2011
5	Pinkalicious and the Pink Drink	25 May 2010
6	Pinkalicious: School Rules!	22 June 2010	One of the books adapted into an episode in Pinkalicious & Peterrific;[4] Ms. Penny, who first appeared in Pinkalicious and the New Teacher, replaces Mr. Pushkin as the teacher in this episode.
7	Pinkalicious: Tickled Pink	27 July 2010
8	Pinkalicious: Pink around the Rink	5 October 2010
9	Pinkalicious: Pink of Hearts	21 November 2011
10	Pinkalicious: Pinkie Promise	26 July 2011
11	Pinkalicious and the Pink Pumpkin	26 July 2011
12	Pinkalicious and the Pinkerrific Playdate	1 October 2011
13	Pinkalicious: Soccer Star	28 May 2012
14	Pinkalicious and the Pink Hat Parade	24 January 2012
15	Pinkalicious: The Princess of Pink Slumber Party	21 February 2012	One of the books adapted into an episode in Pinkalicious & Peterrific[5]
16	Pinkalicious and the Pinkatastic Zoo Day	14 August 2012
17	Pinkalicious: Fairy House	15 December 2012	One of the books adapted into an episode in Pinkalicious & Peterrific[6]
18	Pinkalicious: Flower Girl	4 March 2013
19	Emeraldalicious	29 January 2013
20	Pinkalicious: Puptastic!	30 April 2013
21	Pinkalicious: Pink or Treat!	23 July 2013
22	Pinkalicious: Merry Pinkmas!	24 September 2013
23	Pinkalicious and the Cupcake Calamity	1 October 2013
24	Pinkalicious and the Perfect Present	21 January 2014
25	Pinkalicious: Eggstraordinary Easter	28 January 2014
26	Pinkalicious: The Royal Tea Party	13 May 2014
27	Pinkalicious: Crazy Hair Day	13 May 2014
28	Pinkalicious and the New Teacher	24 June 2014
29	Pinkalicious: Thanksgiving Helper	26 August 2014
30	Pinkalicious: Tutu-rrific!	7 October 2014
31	Pinkalicious: Cherry Blossom	10 February 2015
32	Aqualicious	3 March 2015	#1 New York Times bestselling author-artist[citation needed] One of the books adapted into an episode in Pinkalicious & Peterrific[7]
33	Pinkalicious: Mother's Day Surprise	10 March 2015	One of the books adapted into an episode in Pinkalicious & Peterrific[8]
34	Pinkalicious and the Pink Parakeet	12 May 2015
35	Pinkalicious: School Lunch	23 June 2015
36	Pinkalicious and the Snow Globe	6 October 2015
37	Pinkalicious and the Sick Day	6 October 2015
38	Pinkalicious and the Little Butterfly	8 March 2016
39	Pinkalicious and Planet Pink	8 March 2016
40	Pinkalicious and Aqua, the Mini-Mermaid	3 May 2016
41	Pinkalicious: Story Time	10 May 2016
42	Pinkalicious: Apples, Apples, Apples!	6 September 2016
43	Pinkalicious: Fashion Fun	4 October 2016
44	Peterrific	2 May 2017	One of the books adapted into an episode in Pinkalicious & Peterrific[9]
45	Pinkalicious and the Babysitter	3 October 2017
46	Pinkalicious at the Fair	2 January 2018
47	Pinkalicious and the Pirates	5 June 2018
48	Pinkalicious and the Amazing Sled Run	2 October 2018	One of the books adapted into an episode in Pinkalicious & Peterrific[10]
49	Pinkalicious and the Flower Fairy	31 December 2018
50	Pinkalicious and the Merminnies	20 February 2019; 6 January 2020
51	Pinkalicious: Fishtastic!	7 May 2019
52	Pinkalicious: Dragon to the Rescue	4 September 2019
53	Pinkalicious and the Pinkadorable Pony	2 June 2020
54	Pinkalicious and the Pinkettes	29 September 2020
55	Pinkalicious: Happy Birthday!	16 February 2021
56	Pinkalicious and the Robo-Pup	4 May 2021
57	Pinkalicious: Treasuretastic	21 September 2021
58	Rubylicious	28 September 2021
59	Pinkalicious: Message in a Bottle	22 February 2022
60	Pinkalicious: Kindergarten Fun	14 June 2022
61	Pinkalicious and the Holiday Sweater	11 October 2022
62	Pinkalicious and the Pinkamazing Little Library	27 June 2023
63	Pinkalicious: Kittens! Kittens! Kittens!	19 March 2024
64	Pinkalicious: Lost in Paris	3 September 2024

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."^[11] A Publishers Weekly review said that 'the artwork creates visual interest to keep pink-loving gals involved in this tale of wonderful-to-wretched excess.'^[12]

Adaptations

Musical

On March 3, 2007, Pinkalicious was adapted into a 50-minute musical, named Pinkalicious the Musical. In it, Pinkalicious cannot stop eating pink cupcakes despite her parents warning her. After eating too many, she is diagnosed by a doctor with "Pinkititis", an illness that turns her completely pink. She doesn't seem to mind, because it is her favorite color. But when it goes too far, she must figure out a way to stop it.^[13]

TV series

Pinkalicious & Peterrific is a children's television series that follows the adventures of Pinkalicious and her brother Peter as they imagine how the world looks through Pinkalicious' artful eye. The series premiered on PBS Kids on February 19, 2018, and is co-produced by WGBH and Sixteen South.^[14]