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Pinkalicious
Emeraldalicious
Everyone’s favorite pink-loving gal returns in Emeraldalicious, the imaginative, glitterlicious sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Pinkalicious!
Pinkalicious combines magic, love, and imagination to turn an ordinary place into an Emeraldalicious world.
Pinkalicious and Peter visit their favorite park, but on the way Pinkalicious’s wand breaks. She isn’t worried at all, because she knows just what to do. She takes a stick, some vines, and a very special flower to make a magical wand.
When Pinkalicious and Peter finally arrive at the park it’s covered in stinky trash! But never fear, Pinkalicious is here with her magical wand, lots of love, and pinktastic rhymes to turn the trash into an Emeraldalicious paradise.
Pinkalicious combines magic, love, and imagination to turn an ordinary place into an Emeraldalicious world.
Pinkalicious and Peter visit their favorite park, but on the way Pinkalicious’s wand breaks. She isn’t worried at all, because she knows just what to do. She takes a stick, some vines, and a very special flower to make a magical wand.
When Pinkalicious and Peter finally arrive at the park it’s covered in stinky trash! But never fear, Pinkalicious is here with her magical wand, lots of love, and pinktastic rhymes to turn the trash into an Emeraldalicious paradise.
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First published January 29, 2013
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Victoria Kann
225 books227 followersVictoria Kann is the award-winning illustrator and author of the picture book series featuring the whimsical and effervescent character Pinkalicious. Victoria coauthored and illustrated the first two books, Pinkalicious and Purplicious. In addition, she cowrote Pinkalicious: The Musical and wrote and illustrated the #1 New York Times bestsellers Goldilicious and Silverlicious. Currently she is working on several more books about the adventures and antics of Pinkalicious. You can visit her online at www.thinkpinkalicious.com.
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January 13, 2016
I'm thinking we should have stopped at pink.
February 20, 2019
When Pinkalicious and her brother Peter go walking in their favorite park, they discover that someone has turned it into a trash dump. Undaunted, they use the magic wand that Pinkalicious has just discovered, as well as some rhyming enchantments, to transform the trash and the garden, making everything "Emeraldalicious."
The fifth book in author/artist Victoria Kann's best-selling picture-book series about Pinkalicious and her adventures, Emeraldalicious is a thoroughly unappealing book, and (much like its predecessors) had me at a loss to understand its popularity. The artwork is flat and uninteresting, the story poorly thought out, and the heroine obnoxious. I do appreciate the intended message about trying to undo the damage we have done to the environment, but the story simply didn't work. It felt almost as if the real problem for the pink-loving heroine was that she was confronted with something ugly and un-pink, rather than that harm had been done to the natural world. This was also possibly the worst-written of the entire series - something of an achievement, really - with awkward rhymes and poor word choices. The haphazard-feeling "spells" used by the two children - "Television, towel, and a tassel. / I'm a prince who loves his castle. / Please make me one without a hassle!" - really had me wincing. If it weren't for the fact that I'm reading the entire series as part of a project, I probably wouldn't have progressed beyond the initial title. Not recommended.
The fifth book in author/artist Victoria Kann's best-selling picture-book series about Pinkalicious and her adventures, Emeraldalicious is a thoroughly unappealing book, and (much like its predecessors) had me at a loss to understand its popularity. The artwork is flat and uninteresting, the story poorly thought out, and the heroine obnoxious. I do appreciate the intended message about trying to undo the damage we have done to the environment, but the story simply didn't work. It felt almost as if the real problem for the pink-loving heroine was that she was confronted with something ugly and un-pink, rather than that harm had been done to the natural world. This was also possibly the worst-written of the entire series - something of an achievement, really - with awkward rhymes and poor word choices. The haphazard-feeling "spells" used by the two children - "Television, towel, and a tassel. / I'm a prince who loves his castle. / Please make me one without a hassle!" - really had me wincing. If it weren't for the fact that I'm reading the entire series as part of a project, I probably wouldn't have progressed beyond the initial title. Not recommended.
February 28, 2013
Magic will clean up litter! Just wave your magic wand and *poof* problem solved. (This is especially useful when you and your little brother find yourselves playing in a garbage dump unattended.)
The pictures were pretty.
The pictures were pretty.
November 13, 2015
Before we all begin the review, I thought I'd say a few things about how we got this book.
But before THAT you should know how these reviews work. I just ask questions and type. The girls fight out how many stars a book gets, what the best parts were, and so forth. In case you're interested, here are the books Eleanor has reviewed. Here are the books Gwennie has reviewed. And finally, here are the book that Penelope has reviewed.
If you happen to live in a house with girls between the ages of 3 and 8 and a half, you're bound to have run into Pinkalicious a time or two. So, when my wife told me that Victoria Kann was going to be at the St. Joe library - and do you think we should go? My answer was YES! Of COURSE we should go! Life is all about having experiences, right? And whenever my daughters get the chance to see successful people as people, we should take the world (or the St. Joe library) up on the offer.
Before we get started, here are a couple pictures:
The Pinkalicious Party:
Meeting Victoria Kann:
The Autographed Book:
Alright. I'm going to go get the girls, and bring them in for the rating and review.
*Some talking*
Gwen:...Actually, Eleanor has the most room.
Poppy: Where's the book? ...Where's the book? Where's the book of it?
Gwen: Well, if we wave Pinkalicious's wand it will get in the computer! *Gwen waves her hand around the computer monitor and points to the Emeraldalicious book cover icon above the review.*
See?
Poppy: OH! OK!!!
Dad: How many stars should we give it?
Eleanor: Singing, "Pink and Purple, Gold and Silver - and Emerald. Those are Pinkalicious's very favorite colors..."
Dad: Nice song, but how many stars should we give it?
Eleanor: 5!
Gwen: FIVE HUNDRED AND A MILLION!
El: We can't do that, Gwen. I... one time I wanted to give a book six stars, but we couldn't do that because there are only 5 stars.
Dad: Poppy?
Poppy: Ummm. 5! ...6. !! !!! 7! I MEAN!!!
El: ooOOOOOooo... OK. (*Whispers* Dad... I'm trying not to laugh, because Poppy hates it when people laugh when she says things.)
Dad: We'll go with 5, because 5 is the most we can give it. Gwen, what was your favorite part of the book?
Gwen: I liked... ummmmm... when they made a castle!
Dad: Poppy, what was your favorite part of the book?
Poppy: When they had the WAND and the. And the... and the Princess made the garden! (*Looks on the floor and instantly finds a wand of her own.*) LOOK! MY WAND! MY WAND!!!!
(We have a lot of wands/princess toys/princess dresses/ etc... around here.)
Gwen: *Imitating my voice* Look! I'm daddy! I have a tie!
Dad: El, what was your favorite part of the book?
El: MY favorite part of the book was when flowers kept on blooming out of the ground whenever they said love. And Pinkalicious turned into a princess and Peter turned into a prince!
Dad: Did Peter really turn into a prince?
El: Well, no. It just felt like he turned into a prince, because he got a castle. And he shared that castle and throne with Pinkalicious - and she's the princess of pink.
Dad: So, it makes sense that he's the prince, then?
El: Yeeeeaaaahhhhh... I think Peter should be the Prince of Green. Or the Prince of Blue!!!!
Dad: Should I add anything else to the review?
Eleanor: OH! Yeah! Can I tell you what my favorite pictures that you described to me are?
Dad: Of course.
El: My favorite parts of the pictures were when the flowers kept growing out of shoes and boots, and things like that. ...And also, when Pinkalicious's dress was made out of a telephone cord. ...Who has a dress that's made out of a telephone cord? I thought that was really, really funny.
Dad: Yeah, Gwen did a good job of describing that, didn't she.
El: Yeah.
Gwen: Before we go, can we say it was nice to meet you? And thank you for letting us come to your party?
Dad: To the author? You want to tell the author that?
Gwen: Yeah.
Dad: Of course.
Gwen: It was very nice to meet you, and thank you for letting us come to your party.
Dad: Do you want to read the review now?
All: YEAH!!! (Many times.)
Before we do, I've got to add I took a ton of pictures trying to get a good one. Most of them turned out something like this:
But before THAT you should know how these reviews work. I just ask questions and type. The girls fight out how many stars a book gets, what the best parts were, and so forth. In case you're interested, here are the books Eleanor has reviewed. Here are the books Gwennie has reviewed. And finally, here are the book that Penelope has reviewed.
If you happen to live in a house with girls between the ages of 3 and 8 and a half, you're bound to have run into Pinkalicious a time or two. So, when my wife told me that Victoria Kann was going to be at the St. Joe library - and do you think we should go? My answer was YES! Of COURSE we should go! Life is all about having experiences, right? And whenever my daughters get the chance to see successful people as people, we should take the world (or the St. Joe library) up on the offer.
Before we get started, here are a couple pictures:
The Pinkalicious Party:
Meeting Victoria Kann:
The Autographed Book:
Alright. I'm going to go get the girls, and bring them in for the rating and review.
*Some talking*
Gwen:...Actually, Eleanor has the most room.
Poppy: Where's the book? ...Where's the book? Where's the book of it?
Gwen: Well, if we wave Pinkalicious's wand it will get in the computer! *Gwen waves her hand around the computer monitor and points to the Emeraldalicious book cover icon above the review.*
See?
Poppy: OH! OK!!!
Dad: How many stars should we give it?
Eleanor: Singing, "Pink and Purple, Gold and Silver - and Emerald. Those are Pinkalicious's very favorite colors..."
Dad: Nice song, but how many stars should we give it?
Eleanor: 5!
Gwen: FIVE HUNDRED AND A MILLION!
El: We can't do that, Gwen. I... one time I wanted to give a book six stars, but we couldn't do that because there are only 5 stars.
Dad: Poppy?
Poppy: Ummm. 5! ...6. !! !!! 7! I MEAN!!!
El: ooOOOOOooo... OK. (*Whispers* Dad... I'm trying not to laugh, because Poppy hates it when people laugh when she says things.)
Dad: We'll go with 5, because 5 is the most we can give it. Gwen, what was your favorite part of the book?
Gwen: I liked... ummmmm... when they made a castle!
Dad: Poppy, what was your favorite part of the book?
Poppy: When they had the WAND and the. And the... and the Princess made the garden! (*Looks on the floor and instantly finds a wand of her own.*) LOOK! MY WAND! MY WAND!!!!
(We have a lot of wands/princess toys/princess dresses/ etc... around here.)
Gwen: *Imitating my voice* Look! I'm daddy! I have a tie!
Dad: El, what was your favorite part of the book?
El: MY favorite part of the book was when flowers kept on blooming out of the ground whenever they said love. And Pinkalicious turned into a princess and Peter turned into a prince!
Dad: Did Peter really turn into a prince?
El: Well, no. It just felt like he turned into a prince, because he got a castle. And he shared that castle and throne with Pinkalicious - and she's the princess of pink.
Dad: So, it makes sense that he's the prince, then?
El: Yeeeeaaaahhhhh... I think Peter should be the Prince of Green. Or the Prince of Blue!!!!
Dad: Should I add anything else to the review?
Eleanor: OH! Yeah! Can I tell you what my favorite pictures that you described to me are?
Dad: Of course.
El: My favorite parts of the pictures were when the flowers kept growing out of shoes and boots, and things like that. ...And also, when Pinkalicious's dress was made out of a telephone cord. ...Who has a dress that's made out of a telephone cord? I thought that was really, really funny.
Dad: Yeah, Gwen did a good job of describing that, didn't she.
El: Yeah.
Gwen: Before we go, can we say it was nice to meet you? And thank you for letting us come to your party?
Dad: To the author? You want to tell the author that?
Gwen: Yeah.
Dad: Of course.
Gwen: It was very nice to meet you, and thank you for letting us come to your party.
Dad: Do you want to read the review now?
All: YEAH!!! (Many times.)
Before we do, I've got to add I took a ton of pictures trying to get a good one. Most of them turned out something like this:
December 11, 2016
To be honest, the original stories seemed fine... as a boy, I never read the books, obviously, but then now that I'm older, we have to read books to our little buddies in school, and at this point, the story gets real.
A friend has a girl as a little buddy, and one of the latest books he read to her was Emeraldalicious. Well, the French translation of it. I never actually read the book by text, but the illustrations were really ridiculous.
At one point, the boy, Peter goes down on one knee and hands a bouquet of flowers to pinkalicious. Firstly, how can someone named peter, a normal name, be related to someone like pinkalicious? I know people who name their child Kobe or LeBron in China but I don't think any parent in North America would ever think of naming their child pinkalicious.
Secondly, the fact he goes down on one knee brings up the hilarious reference of him proposing to his sister. I'm more than certain a child asked the question: is he marrying his sister? God, the illustration may not depict it, but it definitely looked like it.
The story seems normal, and I'm glad of the earth day reference, as the story trails on, things get crazy. At one point, pinkalicious changes her pink dress for a weird one, that looks like it's made or spaghetti noodles and twizzler candies. Of course, it turns out the twizzler were telephone cords, and I'm not sure of the spaghetti. The story ends with the wand going china syndrome and blowing up, and ends with Peter feeling bad and the classic story book, it's alright.
I know it's bad I'm critiquing a children's book, but it's one of the most ridiculous excuses I've seen for one. The earth day depiction is really dialed down after you discover the ridiculousness of the illustrations, although story wise, it wasn't too bad.
A friend has a girl as a little buddy, and one of the latest books he read to her was Emeraldalicious. Well, the French translation of it. I never actually read the book by text, but the illustrations were really ridiculous.
At one point, the boy, Peter goes down on one knee and hands a bouquet of flowers to pinkalicious. Firstly, how can someone named peter, a normal name, be related to someone like pinkalicious? I know people who name their child Kobe or LeBron in China but I don't think any parent in North America would ever think of naming their child pinkalicious.
Secondly, the fact he goes down on one knee brings up the hilarious reference of him proposing to his sister. I'm more than certain a child asked the question: is he marrying his sister? God, the illustration may not depict it, but it definitely looked like it.
The story seems normal, and I'm glad of the earth day reference, as the story trails on, things get crazy. At one point, pinkalicious changes her pink dress for a weird one, that looks like it's made or spaghetti noodles and twizzler candies. Of course, it turns out the twizzler were telephone cords, and I'm not sure of the spaghetti. The story ends with the wand going china syndrome and blowing up, and ends with Peter feeling bad and the classic story book, it's alright.
I know it's bad I'm critiquing a children's book, but it's one of the most ridiculous excuses I've seen for one. The earth day depiction is really dialed down after you discover the ridiculousness of the illustrations, although story wise, it wasn't too bad.
August 31, 2013
This is another fairly typical story in the Pinkalicious series by Victoria Kahn. Our girls loved these books when we first started reading them five years ago. Even back then, the character irritated me, but then, the story was not written for me anyway.
When our oldest saw this book, she insisted that we borrow it, I'm assuming more for nostalgia than anything. Still, they thought it was an entertaining story. The mixed media digital illustrations are certainly very detailed and colorful, but I've never been a big fan. Overall, I have to applaud the inventiveness and the environmental message and I liked how the items Pinkalicious and her brother Peter made (through the magic of her flower wand and the rhymes they made) were created from recycled items.
When our oldest saw this book, she insisted that we borrow it, I'm assuming more for nostalgia than anything. Still, they thought it was an entertaining story. The mixed media digital illustrations are certainly very detailed and colorful, but I've never been a big fan. Overall, I have to applaud the inventiveness and the environmental message and I liked how the items Pinkalicious and her brother Peter made (through the magic of her flower wand and the rhymes they made) were created from recycled items.
March 23, 2013
A little disappointed in the "licious" offering. It was a sweet idea to reuse items to make them beautiful again. It was a cute play on words to call this one "emeraldalicous" because of its "being green" theme. Story really didn't have a lot of pizazz and the usually energy and likeability of the main character was not there. So-so offering from an otherwise great series.
March 2, 2022
A magic wand creates a castle of metal trash around Pinkalicious and I hope she gets tetanus.
February 2, 2013
Yes, that's right. It is a brand new Pinkalicious book. And this time it's all about being green. I don't really have much to say about the book. It's cute in the way that all the Pinkalicious books are cute, and it features her brother Peter (who isn't afraid to admit that he likes the color pink too) which is nice. And my daughter liked it, which I suppose is the most important thing considering she's the target demographic for this book. I liked that it had a "green" message without ramming it down your throat like some books can do. The one thing I will say is that at times it seemed like it was trying too hard. While reading it to my daughter in the books store I found myself constantly having to start paragraphs lower than I normally wold because almost all of the sentences ended in an exclamation point. Normally this wouldn't be an issue, but they are learning about punctuation in school and she knows that an exclamation point is supposed to be excitement, so yeah, that is always fun.
All in all, if you have a little girl in the house, she will probably love this book and want you to read it again and again and again. And really, isn't that the point?
All in all, if you have a little girl in the house, she will probably love this book and want you to read it again and again and again. And really, isn't that the point?
April 19, 2013
We are really loving the character of Pinkalicious and this time we get to have her brother Pet along for the adventure as well. As the duo journeys to their favorite park and picnic spot instead they find a place filled with garbage, but using a little nature and the magic of love they have a fun adventure and come to a new realization of just how powerful a little nature and love can be. A good leeway into a discussion on replanting and bringing back the green of the Earth from the damage that trash can leave. The pictures are so vivid and fun. I know Pinkalicious is a girl's character, but with this one I'd easily recommend it for a boy's read as well.
*Thanks to HarperCollins for providing a copy for review.*
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March 1, 2013
Pinkalicious and Peter take a walk in the park (though the pictures make it look more like the woods) and Pinkalicious breaks her wand. She quickly constructs one out of the materials around her: a stick, some vines and a flower, and finds her wand is blessed with magical powers. The kids stumble upon a pile of garbage and use the wand's magical properties to transform the trash into royal treasures and then as soon as the magic all began it ends.
I liked that when the kids used the wand they made up a rhyming wish and the mixed media digital artwork is highly detailed which encourages readers to linger on each page, but this book just fell a little flat for me.
I liked that when the kids used the wand they made up a rhyming wish and the mixed media digital artwork is highly detailed which encourages readers to linger on each page, but this book just fell a little flat for me.
March 7, 2013
I Generally Like the Pinkalicious series and I like the color green more than I like pink, and this books was perfectly fine...I didn't love love love it. I ordered it because I was thinking "YEAH--lets get away from the Pink and Purple Family" I think it is suppose to be about keeping the planet clean as well as when she says "love" a flower blooms and garbage disappears. All you need it love to have a clean and beautiful world?? The illustrations are lovely, and the story is fine...three stars from me isn't too bad....right?! :-D
April 24, 2018
My daughter loves this character. Blech! Pinkalicious makes me want to hide the entire series on a back shelf where my daughter will never find them again. Save yourself time and skip this one.
Problems with the story:
A magic wand does not solve a huge garbage problem.
Why does she need a wand and crown any ways?
Who made her a princess?
Why are there emerald seeds at the end?
Why does this spoiled, entitled kid keep getting away with bad behavior?
Positive elements:
Magic grows from love
The idea of repurposing trash into something new
Taking turns with Peter
Rhyming spells
Problems with the story:
A magic wand does not solve a huge garbage problem.
Why does she need a wand and crown any ways?
Who made her a princess?
Why are there emerald seeds at the end?
Why does this spoiled, entitled kid keep getting away with bad behavior?
Positive elements:
Magic grows from love
The idea of repurposing trash into something new
Taking turns with Peter
Rhyming spells
February 20, 2013
I'm maybe biased, because I'm the furthest from a girly girl that a girl could be...well, maybe not, but I'm pretty far away.
Anyways, I read this to some kindergarten girls, and they seemed to love the tiara and the cape and the wand and think it was so cute.
The message of "being green" and "love can do magical things" was a little bit lost on them, though.
And I didn't like how it ended--suddenly it was just over...they all lived happily ever after.
Anyways, I read this to some kindergarten girls, and they seemed to love the tiara and the cape and the wand and think it was so cute.
The message of "being green" and "love can do magical things" was a little bit lost on them, though.
And I didn't like how it ended--suddenly it was just over...they all lived happily ever after.
March 2, 2013
Liked the rhymes Pinkalicious and Peter came up with to "recycle" the trash to pretty things. Prefer rhyming books when I read out loud, so fun for me. Didn't really talk about recycling but it does open a door to discuss with the kiddos.
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June 23, 2015Emerald! What a fancy word for green. It would be a great introduction to new/abstract names for colors. The children could explore all the different shades of green and then explore emerald more specifically. An extension could be creating an emerald painting or portrait.
March 16, 2013
Enjoyed reading this story to my daughter. I also read it to my Mom because I thought it was so cute! Loved all the illustrations.
January 26, 2024
There's a lot to like. Figuring out how to pronounce Esmeraldalicious is not one of them...
November 30, 2016
Meh. My little one found all the sparkly stuff interesting but the story was a bit weak.
December 12, 2018
Pinkalicious, the Princes of Pink, and her brother, Peter, take a walk to their favorite park. Pinkalicious fells down on a rock and her wand is broken. She wants to have a new one, so she adds a special flower that she never sees before on the road to her broken wand. And the wand flies away, and the place where Pinkalicious finds her wand is the park with a lot of trash. Pinkalicious finds out how to use the magic wand by chance, which can transform waste into useful materials such as a chair and a boat-mobile.
The idea was good that recycling could transform litter into new and useful materials. However, the overall settings and concepts were not interesting for me when magic becomes the solution for recycling. Because of the fictional setting of the story, the magic wand and its easy transformation by means of verbal orders make sense. But it would be better for the children in this story to do something by their own efforts. The ending was also absurd in that the magic wand was gone by winds, but they are confident to make the entire world into the greenery. Illustrations are filled with girly decorations and colors of pink to depict the girl and sparkling effects of the magical transformation of the trash. Overall, the theme of recycling must be a good choice. Magic is also an interesting topic for children. However, the gender stereotyped illustrations such as Pinkalicious's pinkish colors made me uncomfortable throughout the story.
The idea was good that recycling could transform litter into new and useful materials. However, the overall settings and concepts were not interesting for me when magic becomes the solution for recycling. Because of the fictional setting of the story, the magic wand and its easy transformation by means of verbal orders make sense. But it would be better for the children in this story to do something by their own efforts. The ending was also absurd in that the magic wand was gone by winds, but they are confident to make the entire world into the greenery. Illustrations are filled with girly decorations and colors of pink to depict the girl and sparkling effects of the magical transformation of the trash. Overall, the theme of recycling must be a good choice. Magic is also an interesting topic for children. However, the gender stereotyped illustrations such as Pinkalicious's pinkish colors made me uncomfortable throughout the story.
April 24, 2018
Artistically, it's definitely a Pinkalicious book. Bright colors and her quirky drawing style, though the colors are more muted(?). At least they aren't overwhelmingly pink, aside from Pink herself. As always, if you (or your reader) are not into princesses, unicorns, sparkles, flowers, etc. then this isn't the book (or even book series) for you. If you do enjoy those things, then you're in the target audience.
My problem with this one really lies in its story. Yes, the message of repurposing things for something new is good, as is the idea of cleaning up garbage to make something 'Emeraldalicious.' But the whole time, it's all accomplished by wishing! Wishes don't clean the trash heap, my friend. Yes, the final page says that seeds and love are all we need, but it feels like an afterthought. Everything else Green in this story is accomplished by magic, rhymes, and a wand.
I wouldn't use this one for a storytime. Yes, it could be used for Earth Day, but I wouldn't. Taking care of the Earth is a message even little kids can handle, so we should be encouraging them to take action, not just wish for it, right? There are other books that actually present this lesson. Like I said, the message in this one bothers me.
My problem with this one really lies in its story. Yes, the message of repurposing things for something new is good, as is the idea of cleaning up garbage to make something 'Emeraldalicious.' But the whole time, it's all accomplished by wishing! Wishes don't clean the trash heap, my friend. Yes, the final page says that seeds and love are all we need, but it feels like an afterthought. Everything else Green in this story is accomplished by magic, rhymes, and a wand.
I wouldn't use this one for a storytime. Yes, it could be used for Earth Day, but I wouldn't. Taking care of the Earth is a message even little kids can handle, so we should be encouraging them to take action, not just wish for it, right? There are other books that actually present this lesson. Like I said, the message in this one bothers me.
February 2, 2018
Summary
When Pinkalicious and her friend Peter visit there favorite park, they find trash everywhere. She uses a stick as her wand and transforms the trash covered park into a beautiful garden. Pinkalicious promises that the seeds and love that they have left will make the entire world “Emeraldalicious!”
Activity
Ask the children if they can think of a time when a place that they thought was once beautiful has ever been covered up by trash. Then have them come up with ways they can prevent this from happening and what they can do to make it stop. Promote recycling and discuss how littering harms our environment.
Citation
Kann, V. (2013). Emeraldalicious. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.
When Pinkalicious and her friend Peter visit there favorite park, they find trash everywhere. She uses a stick as her wand and transforms the trash covered park into a beautiful garden. Pinkalicious promises that the seeds and love that they have left will make the entire world “Emeraldalicious!”
Activity
Ask the children if they can think of a time when a place that they thought was once beautiful has ever been covered up by trash. Then have them come up with ways they can prevent this from happening and what they can do to make it stop. Promote recycling and discuss how littering harms our environment.
Citation
Kann, V. (2013). Emeraldalicious. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.
October 23, 2018
A twig in the park becomes a magical wand, somehow leading Pinkalicious and her brother to an abandoned and neglected park they had forgotten. In the process of learning how their wishes work and making all sorts of odd manner of items from the litter (that always seems to have just the right piece), they turn the wasteland back into an "emeraldalicious" green park again just in time before the magic breaks. Timing is certainly everything in this fantasy story. It had the kids wishing their own wands would be so effective, but we don't see that kind of magic outside some real hard work and planning.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 12, 2018
This book is part of the pinkalious series. This time Peter pinkalious' brother joins her in going to the park. On the way her wand magic pink wand breaks, however, pinkalous comes up with a solution. She makes her own wand out of twigs, grass, and flowers. When they get to the park it is covered in trash, luckily her magic wand comes to the rescue and helps aid her and her friends in cleaning the park up and creating a nice pretty environment. This picture book is great for students to learn about the environment and pollution. It involves more colors than the other series.
October 5, 2020
In the fifth installment of the Pinkalicious series, Pinkalicious and her brother are walking in their favorite park but find it covered in trash. Using a wand she makes from a flower and a stick, Pinkalicious makes the park green and magical while reciting rhymes. I like the illustrations of this book, but the story is way too weird for me. The rhymes are really odd and Pinkalicious seems mostly annoyed the the trash makes things not pretty rather than being concerned about the environment. I think this is a missed opportunity.
February 15, 2020
My students and I were decidedly less charmed by this one than by Pinkalicious and Purplicious, but it was still fun to read about familiar characters.
April 2, 2021
Genre: Modern Fantasy
Grade Level: K-1
I am amazed by the illustrations in this book. There is so much detail on every page, which means a lot of time could be spent looking at those. This is a great model book for students in adding details to their work to make it better. I also loved the plot of this and the magical wonder it creates. This would be a great book to model a writing prompt after. (Asking students what they would create if they had a magic wand).
Grade Level: K-1
I am amazed by the illustrations in this book. There is so much detail on every page, which means a lot of time could be spent looking at those. This is a great model book for students in adding details to their work to make it better. I also loved the plot of this and the magical wonder it creates. This would be a great book to model a writing prompt after. (Asking students what they would create if they had a magic wand).
July 7, 2021
I decided to read some of the Pinkalicious books since my students really love them. I don't have this one in our library but I think I will need to order it. I liked it so much more than the original Pinkalicious. First of all, the girl isn't a brat in this one. Also, I love how the idea of upcycling is major within the book. It's very green in general (as in, not just the color but eco-friendly) :-D
September 27, 2025
We're so proud of you for reading "Emeraldalicious"! What a wonderful story about Pinkalicious turning trash into something beautiful. You learned that when something breaks, like her magic wand, we don't give up—we find creative new ways to fix things! Just like Pinkalicious, you can help make our world more beautiful by cleaning up and caring for nature. Remember, even small acts of love can make big magical changes happen around us. You're growing into such a thoughtful reader!
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November 11, 2017
This book is about a brother and sister who are walking through the park when the sisters crown and wand broke. They make a new one which ends up being magical. The wand takes them on a journey.
This book was fun! It was full of color, but the girl wad kinda annoying.
I’m not sure how I️ would use this in class.
This book was fun! It was full of color, but the girl wad kinda annoying.
I’m not sure how I️ would use this in class.
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