Daddy Daughter Day: Pinkalicious

It is Friday once more. Halloween is behind us and we are preparing for Christmas here. I know it is a bit early yet, but you have to stay on top of this one or it can get away from you. We have been buying lots of books to give our daughter for Christmas and I thought I would share some of these with you over the next few weeks.

With today's Daddy Daughter Day I bring you Pinkalicious. This book was written by Victoria and Elizabeth Kann and illustrated by Victoria Kann. There are two other titles in this series, Purplicious and Goldilicious.

The young narrator of this story urges her mom to make pink cupcakes. She cannot get enough and eats way too many. So many, in fact, that when she wakes up the next morning, her skin is pink. Her mom takes her to the doctor and the doctor says that she needs to eat plenty of green food to return her to normal. Instead of following the doctor's advice, the girl eats another cupcake that night and wakes up to find that her skin is now red. She immediately goes to the refrigerator and begins eating vegetables. Soon she is back to normal. However, her brother gets into the cupcakes and now he has turned pink.

This is a cute and funny story. I know my daughter will like this one. Her favorite color is pink. She even told her Gran tonight "pink, not yellow" on the phone. The illustrations are bright and eye catching. I can't wait to see her face when she sees the fairy dress up page. I think I will have more trouble waiting for Christmas than she will.