Recommended to young unicorn lovers, or anyone else looking for picture-books about fantastical pets. The artwork is colorful and fun (and the cover sparkles!), adding to the appeal. A Unicorn Named Sparkle was featured in the School Library Journal list of 'June 2016 Popular Picks,' and was also chosen as Amazon July Best Books of the Month. I appreciated the fact that Lucy is won over by her less-than perfect pet, a process depicted as much in the artwork as in the text, as this highlights the importance of loving our companions (fantastical or otherwise) and caring for their welfare, as opposed to looking upon them as trophies. Her most recent series, A Unicorn Named Sparkle, includes five books about a spunky unicorn who looks a lot like a goat. In this respect it also reminded me of Vikki VanSickle and Cale Atkinson's If I Had a Gryphon. With a story that reminded me of Kate Beaton's recent The Princess and the Pony, which also featured a young girl who was dissatisfied with her equine companion, A Unicorn Named Sparkle is a sweet little book, one sure to have appeal for young children who dream of having their own fantastical pet. only to find that this unicorn may have some redeeming qualities after all. Disappointed with her purchase, Lucy decides to send Sparkle back. Show More of flowers and who will make a good impression at show-and-tell, prove less than prophetic however, as the real Sparkles turns out to be a runty little thing with brown spots, who has long ears, smells funny, and isn't particularly cooperative in doing unicorn-like things.
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