A modern day Calvin and Hobbes. Phoebe's best friend is Marigold Heavenly Nostrils, a unicorn she rescued from being mesmerized by her own beautiful reflection. A collection of Phoebe and Marigold’s adventures.

Perhaps this book just wasn't for me but I did not enjoy reading it. I didn't like the banter between them or the way the topics changes all over and there was never really a conclusion to any of their topics. It was just a bunch of open ended dialogue. It really put me off when the opening dialogue about adults ruining the world. It's not that I don't think kids should have opinions because I truly do and raised my kids to advocate for themselves when they need to. I also believe in questioning authority but doing so in a way that is positive. This overall statement about adults was unnecessary as there are people in leadership roles that are doing good things. I didn't like the blanket statement. Overall, I would not recommend this book.

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Another collection of these slightly twee, slightly more meaningful comic strips, where we start with our heroine down in the dumps a little. She's peed off with the world the adults have promised as her inheritance, and that's not really enlivened by talk of communication systems of old. But before long we're back on an even keel, with the unicorn playing a Beatles LP with the point of its horn as the stylus, and so on. Unfamiliar territory, though, like someone called Dakota and a challenge from a goblin queen (or something), proves you cannot really come to these pages without much prior knowledge. That said, the conceited unicorn and its at-times worldly-wise human are still quite good company, and especially so for returning fans. But less of the woke pronoun bollux next time, please.

If you already love Phoebe and Her Unicorn this won't disappoint. If you don't know of Phoebe and Her Unicorn, you should. This is not only entertaining for the average unicorn lover but the parents of unicorn lovers as well. There is a bit of humor and interest for all ages. Could be read as a stand alone but is made more enjoyable by knowing the full series of books.

I really enjoyed this book with my daughter. The comic style and bright colors were beautifully done. The book was funny, we loved the back and forth between Phebe and the Unicorn. The glossary in the back was wonderful, my 2nd grader really enjoyed learning new words and their meaning. We will be checking out the rest of the series soon.

That distraction talk is everything I needed during this lockdown.

Phoebe and Marigolds do their magic again.

I got quite emotional when I started reading this middle grade graphic novel. I could relate with what Phoebe said about what she's feeling.

I love how the dialogue representation got upgraded to this level.

However, I still prefer the older artstyle when it comes to the illustration.

Such a good read.

If you don't know about this series, you can check them out and give it a go because I absolutely love this series.

Just binge-read the series this autumn with the kids. The play with words and character study will be worth it.

Thank you, author/artist and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the advance reader copy.

I actually had a lot of fun reading this! The art is so beautifully done, one can only wish to sparkle as brightly as Marigold. Although this was primarily targeted towards younger audiences, I loved the subtle references hidden throughout the book to "adult" life and the inferiority of CDs in comparison to records. I was not expecting to laugh as much as I did, but the back and forth between Phoebe and Marigold was hilarious. I just know if I read this as a 4th grader, I would've modeled my entire personality off of Phoebe!