PICTURE BOOK FICTION REVIEWS : Unicorns are the Worst! by Alex Willan & Fussy Flamingo by Shelly Vaughan James
ABOUT THE BOOK
Perfect for fans of Dragons Love Tacos and Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great,
this wildly funny and imaginative picture book celebrates the value of
differences as a grumpy goblin gets to know his new unicorn neighbors.
It’s an undeniable fact that unicorns are the worst!
Magic is serious business, but all unicorns do is frolic around, have tea parties, and leave glitter all over the place! They’re nothing like goblins—practical and hard-working, who can put magic to good use! Unicorns aren’t helpful at all.
Or are they?
It’s an undeniable fact that unicorns are the worst!
Magic is serious business, but all unicorns do is frolic around, have tea parties, and leave glitter all over the place! They’re nothing like goblins—practical and hard-working, who can put magic to good use! Unicorns aren’t helpful at all.
Or are they?
REVIEW
Goblin is content documenting spells, as well as gathering and organizing ingredients for spells. He is less than thrilled when a group of unicorns moves in next door and disrupts his work. Most of the book is spent with Goblin complaining about unicorns and their popularity and their partying. But when Goblin runs into trouble, who comes to the rescue?
I appreciated the humor in this book. Goblin's complaints are amusing, and appropriate considering his circumstances. But the things he complains about are the very things that end up helping him later. Goblin seemingly learns his lesson, but maybe not entirely. Old habits die hard after all. The illustrations add to the humor with the cute goblin and the bright, colorful frolicking unicorns. Also, Goblin doesn't like it, but there is plenty of glitter as well. The message that there can be good in things we don't like is swallowed easily. A delightful read from cover to cover.
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