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This was the cutest book I've read this year! I recieved a free earc for an honest review. This book will going in my collection for the kiddos.
Taking off on a magical adventure packed full of sparkling fantasy, this is sure to be a favorite with young unicorn fans.
The wizard-lizard is determined to make a spell that works, but, as usual, it goes array. He accidentally zaps the magic yellow sapphire our of Princess Sunbeam's possession and make her magicless. The only way to solve the problem is to find a girl in the human world who believes in unicorns, and have her find the gem and give it back to the princess. Then, all will return to normal. Too bad that many human girls no longer believe in magic, let alone unicorns.
This story has everything a magical tale for young girls should have. There are princess unicorns, magic, sparkling gems, adventure and tons of feel-good fantasy. It's a playful tale and keeps the whimsical adventure light and fun even when the going gets rough. The human girl, Cressida, is a lovely girl with a huge imagination and ready to take on whatever comes at her. It's wonderful to watch her ignore others as they try to tell her unicorns don't exist, and stick to what she believes without a single negative thought. But she's not completely naive either, and does think things through before diving in. When things get tough, she doesn't give up but shows that determination and persistence do pay off.
The writing is well done for the intended audience, never talking down to the readers but never jumping too high over their level either. This makes for an easy, fun read even if the 120 pages might sound like a lot to more reluctant, younger readers. The illustrations peppered through the pages add a nice change of pace and help bring the story to life.
Summed up, this is the type of unicorn read girls ages 7 to 10 will be more than happy to dive into. It holds all the princess fanciness and unicorn magic a young heart desires, and maintains a wholesome, whimsical adventure the entire way through. It's a wonderful start to a magical series.
Kids are going to love this story and parents are going to love that they provide an enchanting and safe reading experience!
You have magic, unicorns, belief in the unbelievable, beautiful illustrations, royalty and of course friendship.
The way Bliss describes her scenery, such as the palace and canyon, is so imaginative and beautiful you feel like you are walking alongside her seeing this as well.
Bliss has not only written a story that will fulfill many young children’s imagination with joy and color but she’s made some fun characters as well. There’s the wizard lizard who doesn’t seem to understand the word “No” and whose spells constantly backfire. As well as fun unicorn princesses all with different powers. Dragons who can cook, flame-bites which are like foxes made of flames and put off blinding light and heat that will make you sweat, sand dunes and cacti which can talk.
Reading about their fresh fruit made me so hungry!
As a parent of children who seem like they could fight all day I appreciated the implied lessons about making amends, working together, and apologizing when you did something wrong.
My daughter is between 2nd and 3rd grade and this book was PERFECT for her age group. First, she LOVED having her own Kindle book and second anything with a unicorn AND a princess works great for her. The story line was right at her age level. The book had just enough to make it not too easy of a read for a child just learning and getting better.
I received an ARC of this book with the hope that I will leave an Unbiased Opinion. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise, and my opinions are just that... my opinions.
My twin girls enjoyed this book and will be on the lookout for future titles in the series.
Cute adventure of Cressida Jenkins, a young girl who adores unicorns, and travels to the world of unicorn princesses to help find a lost royal gem.
When a clumsy, unskilled wizard-lizard miscasts one of his forbidden spells, he causes one of the unicorn princesses to loose her magical gem. Only a girl who believes that unicorns exist can help find the gem!
Cressida is a smart, thoughtful, honest and considerate girl; a great role model. The reading level seems to me to be 2nd-3rd grade. It might be a little light in story for older primary schoolchildren.