Kann, Victoria. Message in a Bottle. Victoria Kann, Illus. Easy Reader. I Can Read: Level 2
Pinkalicious Series; bk. 1. HarperCollins, 02/2022. 32pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-300382-8. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 1-2.
Pinkalicious describes the time she and her friend Molly (who is Black) found a bottle with a riddle
inside it on the beach, and tried to solve the riddle asking where a little rose is hidden. The text is for
children with some reading skill because it is set down in five to eight lines per page. Based on the PBS
animated series, the full-color artwork has a stiff, computer-generated feel, depicting a seaside town full
of flowers and pink houses. Fans of the TV show or Pinkalicious character are the likely audience for this
story, although it is not particularly original or innovative.
Penny Peck, San Jose State University, iSchool
