Pinkalicious would want a pinkadoodle of course! Once I write a story, I do all the illustrations for the book.

Then I always think of “What would Pinkalicious think of this or that?” For example, I might ask myself, “What kind of dog would Pinkalicious want to play with?” Then I will think of the answer. Watching children play and hearing them talk about what they imagine when they play. That comes from listening to kids, my own and others. There are a few aspects of the creative process – first I have to come up with a great idea for a story. Some folks who knew just how much my daughter loved the color pink and pink cupcakes were very, very concerned. I wrote it as an April Fools’ joke and sent it to my friends and family telling everyone that my daughter had turned pink after eating too many pink cupcakes. The story of Pinkalicious was inspired by my daughters who love cupcakes and the color pink, and never seem to get enough of either one. What was the inspiration for the Pinkalicious character? I also taught at The Rhode Island School of Design, Parson’s School of Design and The School of Visual Arts. Before I wrote and illustrated children’s books, my artwork was commissioned for the covers for many magazine and newspapers, including The New York Times, Harper’s Magazine, Business Week, Newsweek and Time. I went to The Rhode Island School of Design and studied illustration. What is your background, have you spent your entire career as an author/illustrator or did you do something before? The Local Moms Network was thrilled to be given the opportunity to interview the incredibly talented author and illustrator, Victoria Kann. It is a story that can be read over and over again with easily relatable and amusing characters and illustrations that are both engaging and whimsical. The book, Pinkalicious, has impacted the lives of countless children in such a positive and joyful way.

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