Purplicious (Pinkalicious) Hardcover – Picture Book, October 16, 2007

Beautiful book, my granddaughter loves the series. Perfect birthday gift.

Despite the negative feedback, I decided to try out Purplicious. The name, as with Pinkalicious, was too cute to resist. I want to address some of the negative feedback from other buyers with my opinion.Some of the complaints came from parents of children under 5. If you use the "look inside" feature, you will see that the book is geared for 5-8 year olds. My 3 year old enjoyed the book; however, I am sure she does not fully understand the moral behind the story yet.One response said "the mean girls don't even learn a lesson in the end." Well, that is a life lesson. Not every mean person learns a lesson. THAT is a lesson for the person being hurt. The lesson is that people are mean and you just have to ignore them, be yourself, and move on.The book does have a negative tone and there are low points to Pinkalicious' feelings. However, many people have those feelings and do not know how to handle them. This book allows a child to learn that many people have down moments but there is a light at the end of the tunnel.Yes, there are phrases like, "pink stinks", "pink is for babies", "pink ice cream is for sissies." So what!? Kids say these words and worse every day. It is a nice way to introduce things your kids will eventually hear in an environment in which parents can advise them on how to handle those types of words.I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I will recommend it to anyone. It is not a happy-go-lucky, feel-good story. It is a story about personal preferences, how mean people can be, and how to be yourself!!! How can a story with that premise be so bad?!

My daugther is 5 and enjoys this book. The book is well written, suitable in length, and has beautiful pictures. It is typical of many books in the pinkalicious series. This book got negative reviews because parents thought it was going to be a cutsy disney book. It you want a bright, giggly and pointless book, this isn't it. If you want a book that teaches a difficult but valuable life lesson, one important to the moral development of any child, get this book, We live in a society were some children have never learned to cope, and can hear their tragic stories daily on the news. This book is desperately needed.The book is realistic and genius, especially scenes were Pinkalicious struggles, experiments with conforming, and internalizing the view of others. This is shown when she interacts with her brother at the ice cream store. Being teased and singled out, feeling alone, having parents that don't not understand, and realizing a simple but different perspective can you change your view, finding hope, I am amazed how Kann packed it all in just a few pages.Purplicious, however, is perhaps suitable for children 5 and up. It is not "too negative." In fairy tales and fables, characters there are regularly killed and eaten by foxes and witches, but the moral of the story isn't lost. That's want's important.

After reading all the negative reviews, I really did not want to buy this book for my then 4.5 year old daughter. However, she got Gramma to read it to her in the bookstore and begged me to buy it for her. I refused. Flash forward a year and a half later and guess what? my sweet 6 year old has encountered some very mean older girls who have told her that they "hate pink" and that "pink is for babies." (She still adores pink!) It's hard for some children to be accepted and with all the pressure on little girls to grow up and dress like little women, wear make up and be cool, it's refreshing to see a message that says it's okay to love pink and be yourself.I get that this may not apply to very little kids and hopefully most people who reviewed this book with one star and threw it away won't need to get another copy to comfort their child like I did. I wish bullying did not exist, but it does. Kids can be very cruel. Be open to talking about peer pressure and bullying with your kids. This book opens the door for that when you feel they are ready.P.S. My son who is 10 says he likes the book for the message it sends.

Book was more about he color pink than the color purple.

My daughter and I went to see Pinkalicious and we really enjoyed it so I got her a book for Easter.If you're not familiar with the story, Pinkalicious and her family love the color pink. In this installment, Pinkalicious is facing unpopularity as everyone is saying the color pink is out and black is in.Pinkalicious struggles with her love of pink yet wanting to be accepted. In the end, she learns it's ok to like pink.I enjoyed this book. The illustrations are colorful. The length of the story is perfect for my 4 year old. I like that there is meaning in the story. I would recommend this book.

I love this series. This book especially shows girls (and boys) how to be true to themselves. Pinkalicious was getting picked on in this story because she liked the color pink and the rest of the girls in her class did not, they liked black. they teased her and told her pink was for babies, at first pinkalicious stood her ground and told the girls that her brother even liked pink. this story shows the mom and dad and brother helping pinkalcious to feel better, etc and then she discovers a friend in art c lass that loves pink to and shows her why. its a great book for kids to read or be read to. especially ones in school!

No, this is not the same Everything has to be Purple book like Pinkalicious! I think that is great. My 4 yr old LOVES this book, especially when I do all the "mean girl" sarcastic voices. I do not agree with the other reviewer that no lesson is learned. A VERY VALUABLE LESSON is LEARNED!! You CANNOT change others, but you can learn to LOVE what you LOVE and not conform to others!! In the end, she makes a Wonderful New Friend!! Does my 4 year old get all that? Probably not yet, but it is one of her favorite books and one day she will remember!!