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Goldilicious

(2009, Fiction - Picture Book, Written by Victoria Kann, Illustrated by Victoria Kann)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 0, age appropriate for kids over 4; suggested age 5.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Tale of imaginary pal cute, but confusing for preschoolers.

Themes in this book include:   family relationships, friendship
updated 07.25.09

Why We Rated This on for Ages 5 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    The mother is comfortable with her daughter having an imaginary friend. And, the sister lets her younger brother join in her game of pretend.

  • Role models:

    All of the characters are kind and respectful of each other. Even though the unicorn is imaginary, and invisible to the mother and her son, they take the sister seriously. No one teases or dismisses the imaginary friend as silly or impossible. The little girl is comfortable about being unique. 

  • Illustrations:

    Pages are filled with pinkness...and flowers and lace, which will appeal to most Pinkalicious fans.  Others may find the pastel tones and two-dimensional illustrations a little flat.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness:

    The little girl has to deal with the fact that her imaginary friend seems to have run away.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Goldilicious

Parents need to know that kids who liked the first Pinkalicious book will probably like this third book in the "licious" series.  Also, anyone who wants to open a discussion on imaginary friends may find it helpful. 

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Families Can Talk About

  • Parents and kids can talk about why Pinkalicious can see the unicorn while no one else can.  What is an imaginary friend? Have you ever had one?
  • At first Peter can't see the unicorn, then in the middle he seems to.  Why did that happen? What changed?
  • Why didn't Pinkalicious play along with Peter when he pretended the worm was a cinnamon stick, or when he said the unicorn had turned into a mermaid? What did Pinkalicious say? Do you see a difference between pretending and imagining?
  • Is a unicorn a real animal? Where else have you seen them?
  • How did Pinkalicious respond when her parents told her it was time to go to bed? How did she change the way she answered? Why? What would you have done?
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