The Pinkaboos: Bitterly and the Giant Problem

This is a very sweet novel.

The illustrations are great.

It deals with fear , bullying and courage. I like it and I can see many girls becoming fans of the Pikaboo characters.

This is a cute story for late primary, early junior readers. It is a beginning chapter book with interesting illustrations (lots of pink) that add emotion to the story.

The Frights are taught how to enter the bad dreams of little girls and teach them not to be afraid. Bitterly is a very small fright who becomes the target of "Hex" the school bully. When Bitterly finally meets her girl they help each other overcome their fears.

This book has positive messages about standing up to bullies, facing your fears and working together. It is a good book for teaching those messages, but also just for little girls to read. It would be a good series to have in primary classroom libraries and school libraries. I like the activities and facts that are in the back of the book such as Writing your own spooky story, how to get over your fears and there is even a recipe to try.

Book Review: The Pinkaboos: Bitterly and the Giant Problem by Laura Gosselin and JakeGosselin  – vexingcircumstance https://vexingcircumstance.wordpress.com/2016/07/23/book-review-the-pinkaboos-bitterly-and-the-giant-problem-by-laura-gosselin-and-jakegosselin/

A great book for helping children face their fears.

Cute book my daughter enjoyed it immensely and we look forward to reading more

I remember being a kid and choosing the odd book out. Now, I am still looking for this kind of books which are different, so I can recommend them (if need be) to moms and kids alike. So, you can imagine this book caught my attention for the drawings on the cover, which hinted at "unusual", the names of the best friends Bitterly, Abyssma and Belladonna who attend a school called Fright School! hahaha delicious.
It brings to mind the universe from "Monster High" [and just know I discovered there is a relation between the two worlds, as Lisi Harrison has written for both] when you first lie eyes on it, but upon reading you find out that this book has many morals, such as accepting different people (look how different the 3 best friends are!), best friends protecting each other, getting to know yourself and overcome your own fears, to stop bullying and empowering of self...
One thing that struck me as curious how in the Frights School these "monsters" learn how to enter the nightmares of little girls and boys and teach them not to be afraid. It is funny having into consideration that they themselves can cause a fright! haha
The book is nicely written and full of beautiful illustrations.

This is a lot of fun! I have a certain affection for books aimed at the 7-11 age group when they are well-written, The Pinkaboos is a fun series about a school for frights. Each fright will one day find their little girl and from then on they must protect her in dreams. Bitterly is the first to get a little girl, whose fear is giants. Bitterly learns how to teach her girl, Molly, to turn the tables on the giant and scare him! Belladonna if having her own problem with a school bully when she becomes the next student to get a little girl. And then the book leaves us hanging onto a cliff edge waiting for book 2. The art is an adorable mixture of gloom, goth and shades of bright pink! Loved it!

The Pinkaboos: Bitterly and the Giant Problem is a transitional chapter book written by Laura Gosselin and Jake Gosselin, and illustrated by Billy Kelly. It is the first book in a new series, with the second book, Belladonna and the Nightmare Academy, released this month.


This is going to be the best year ever for best friends Bitterly, Abyssma and Belladonna as they are starting a new school year at Fright School! But when Bitterly, the most promising fright, is faced with a school bully and some nightmares of her own, she finds help from the last place she expected—the little girl whom she has sworn to protect.

The Pinkaboos: Bitterly and the Giant Problem is the start of a new series that is about facing fears, dealing with bullies, and finding your place and talents. I like that our main characters are those who should be scary, but are dealing with school pressures and self doubts like their readers. These young frights are in school to learn how to help their assigned human to deal with nightmares in fears. In the process of figuring out how to help her girl, Bitterly figures out how to handle her own fears and worries. I think this is a great new series for readers just venturing into chapter books. This book is right up my daughters alley and I think there are many other readers that will enjoy it as well.

The Pinkaboos: Bitterly and the Giant Problem is an empowering series for young readers that presents the challenges of childhood through a magical world filled with not so scary frights.