Member Reviews
This book was just so cute I originally thought it would be great for my daughter and I to read together but I actually enjoyed it myself alot.
The Emoji's are just so fun and full of mischief and my daughter is really interested in reading more.
A solid read for a young one that wants something fun
This is a fun book to read with your kids and easy enough for the second grade level reader to give it a go. It has a nice story line about mischief, and wanting something so badly, that you might not make the right choise right away. In the end the kids and the Dad make it right. Even Dad learned the lesson too.
Told in first person by a kid/emoji named Annie, this story revolves around her and three others—Dot, her sister with heart-shaped eyes; Kevin, her evil twin; and Billy, a soccer-playing poop—who try to find a unicorn to claim the missing poster reward, only to find it cooler to have an actual unicorn to play with.
It takes a while to get to the first photo, with the quartet inside the fro-yo shop, showing them to be actual emoji heads on stick bodies, with hands to hold ice cream cones (but no stomachs). And yes, Billy is a poop emoji. Annie is a cute brunette with a big smile. Once I see it I can accept this ridiculous reality and treat the story as it was intended. On the other hand, the unicorn is full-bodied, not an emoji (how many times do I have to write that word?). Not forgetting other parts of social media, the chapter titles are hashtags. (Dumpster pasta should have been a hashtag too.) And of course they literally live in Emojiville.
There’s plenty of humor here, which is really the only thing it needs. Examples:
“The Ancient Egyptians were a lot more sparkly than people think.” I know exactly who to spring that line on.
“All I want to do is take this unicorn to a field of flowers and braid its mane.”
“Shakes her mane around like she’s at a heavy metal concert.” But later it’s said that unicorns like Taylor Swift, which pretty much explains everything.
And I’d gotten so into thinking of them as kids that I didn’t get their disgust when the unicorn licked Billy.
Quite an enjoyable little story, though I can’t help but think it would have been just the same without the emoji conceit. If there’s a moral here, it’s on the last page: always take the reward money. The author lists his Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at the end; bet he gets inundated with emoji suggestions for the next book. And I can’t help but wonder if the upcoming Emoji movie is based on one of these books (is Sir Patrick Stewart really playing the poop?).
Two of my daughters love emojis and unicorns, so this was a hit with them. They read through it together and laughed through the whole book. They loved the story, along with the pictures and emojis throughout.
A funny little story, slightly confusing and very weird!
Smiley face Annie and her friends find the unicorn who has gone missing but instead of sending her straight home, they take the chance to spend some time with her.
I was expecting emojis to be more a part of the story but it probably didn't help that I was starting on book 5.
It's so fun to see emojis incorporated into stories. The illustrations are eye-catching.
This is the first book I have read in this series but not the first book from this author. You can tell that the author has a great passion for the world of Emojis. This is a nice aspect as it spills into the books and makes them entertaining. I like Annie share a great love for unicorns. Since I was a little girl. If I found one, it would be hard to want to give it back; especially one like Tammy. Yes, Tammy, the unicorn. Who just happens to like dumpster pizza. Well that and other people food. However, just keep coffee away from unicorns. You don't want to see what a caffeinated unicorn looks like. It is not pretty.
Although, Kevin could be a bully and annoying, he was helpful at times. Dot and Billy are two of the best friends that Annie could have. Of course, who doesn't like Billy. Well there was that one time when he was mistaken for a dog's droppings and almost scooped into a doggie bag. If, you are a fan of emojis, unicorns, or just looking for a fun book to read; you need to check this one out. This book was all sorts of magical fun!