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Unicorn Famous

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Another installment in the Phoebe and Her Unicorn series that will be grabbed by students who have already discovered the others, and by those who love anything unicorn. Phoebe and her unicorn, Marigold, are the best of friends and help each other navigate through bullies, not being afraid to look ridiculous in front of people, and caring too much about what people think. Through the fashion statements of how unicorns wear their t-shirts, to casting spells, and visiting the goblins in the forest the two friends are very honest with each other and help each other through the rough patches.

Great addition to an elementary library graphic novel collection.

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This was such a wonderful read!! Just love Pheobe and her unicorn and their stories, they are always so fun! My daughter loves this series.

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Such a fun and adorable graphic novel. I totally get why it is one of my 8- year- old's favorites! Dana Simpson has built a really entertaining world, and I love her sly commentary on modern culture. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a new series for middle grade readers!

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The latest in the Phoebe and her Unicorn series does not disappoint! My 7 year old and I have been reading these books together since she was about 3 years old, and we get so excited when a new one is available. For anyone who is a fan of unicorns this is a must read. Don't we all want our very own unicorn best friend? I sure do, and reading about Phoebe and Marigold Heavenly Nostrils is a good substitute.

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These Phoebe and Unicorn collections are always sweet and charming. They show the best of childhood without being overly saccharine. I’d recommend them even to an adult reader who just wants a few minutes escape from all the less pleasant parts of life.

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Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC of this book.
Read and reviewed by seven-year-old Amy.
Unicorn Famous is a graphic novel in which Pheobe has a friend who has turned into a unicorn. Pheobe also rides the unicorn. There are many funny instances, and the story is highly engaging. There are no confusing or boring parts.
The cover and illustrations of this book are great, and I loved the friendship between humans and unicorns.
I recommend this book to children six years and above.
I will be glad to read more books by this author.

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If I had children, I would definitely pick up this series. It is fun and cute with an interesting plot that is easy to follow! The illustrations are great and made me want to pick up the previous books as well!

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4.5 stars...

My ten-year-old loves this series and enjoyed this book. It was very fun and creative. This book fell in line well with the previous books in this series.

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Very cute, this is the kind of book I would have loved when I was younger, and still do! I haven't read Dana Simpson's other Unicorn books, but the illustrations were adorable, and I would definitely recommend or buy it for the younger readers in my life. I may even check a few of the others out for fun!

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For a lot of comic serieses, such as Big Nate, Fox Trot, etc, the jokes start getting old, and repetitive. When you're cycling through the same characters, and they never grow any older, it's inevitable that plot lines are going to start sounding familiar.

We're 13 installments into the Phoebe and Her Unicorn series, and I'm still marveling at the number of insane ways Dana Simpson has Phoebe and Marigold interact.

In fact, even when we get throw backs to prior plot points, they're hysterical Easter eggs for the people who've been reading and re-reading the previous volumes.

I fear I will never get tired of this series. I hope it goes on forever.

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Another excellent addition to this series that my unicorn-loving children absolutely love! They laughed their heads off reading this book.

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It’s always cause for celebration in our household when Dana Simpson announces a new release of the Phoebe and her Unicorn series. The latest in the series, Unicorn Famous, yet again, kept my daughter and I giggling. This one was harder to put down, and the phrase, “just a few more pages” was heard often at bedtime. In fact, Unicorn Famous had my daughter attempting to covertly skirt bedtime as she hid the book under the covers.

Simpson has an amazing talent of creating unique and relatable characters. My daughter can see her own Dad in the video gaming father, and she has classmates who remind her of Max, Phoebe, and Dakota. For this reason, my 9 year old adored seeing more of Dakota, but she lamented that there were less parts with Max. Which just goes to show, the more you read the series, the easier you fall in love with all the characters (even minor ones). We will eagerly await the next release of Phoebe and her Unicorn, and, until then, we will continue reliving Marigold’s adventures through rereading.

I wanted to extend a huge thank you to Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for our honest review.

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Another instalment in the Phoebe and her Unicorn series, I've only read another one out of 13 so far, but I liked this one better. I already knew these comics from online, but having the bind up makes the comics instead of a being single strip, some stories take more than a strip, and it gets deeper into the relationships. Marigold, the unicorn, is so sassy and wile her humour suits the middle grade readers, whom are the intended audience, she says some things that I think adults will appreciate as well.

It's a fun comics series for kids, that adults can enjoy as well.
I thank Netgalley and Andrews McMeel publishing for the digital ARC

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Phoebe and Marigold hit the right notes once again. From unicorn t-shirt trends to water parks to Halloween costumes, they are friends through good decisions and bad, with and without flaws. Readers don’t have to have read the other books in the series to love and appreciate this one.

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I have read all of the Phoebe and Her Unicorn books, and this latest does not disappoint. Dana Simpson's fun illustrations and clever writing make this story that I want to keep coming back to. It is really great for all ages to read. I love following Phoebe through each year and I hope there are many more volumes to come.

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Thank you NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing me with an ARcC copy in exchange for my honest review.

Unicorn Famous is an excellent addition to the Phoebe and her Unicorn series. It brings the same great relationship between Phoebe and Marigold, but with new scenarios. I found this one to be particularly funny and on point, although I have enjoyed them all. Phoebe’s relationship with her frenemy was a high point of this one along with the realization of unicorns being trendy. A must read for elementary/middle school graphic novel enthusiasts!

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Good book. Both of my girls (ages 6 and 10) liked it as a bedtime story. Fun characters. .

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This book was cute! I loved reading it as an adult and thought it was very funny. As a 5th-6th grade special education teacher, I thought some of the dialogue and conversations between characters were too advanced-almost as if this book was written for adults or teenagers. I am not sure I would choose to read this one aloud to my class. However, I do have some students that I know would still find this story humorous. I loved the message of self-acceptance and the encouragement that we can be whatever we want to be! That is definitely something I want all of my students to believe and understand. Thank you for this ARC!

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DNF - Unicorn Famous is a graphic novel about a girl and her unicorn. I just wasn't able to get into the story. It was a bit bizarre for me and honestly I wasn't entirely sure what was going on. Having said that, I do think that it might appeal to tween and young teen girls. So just because I didn't personally like it, I think that it would be a good addition to a children's/YA collection.

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I have to admit that I requested this book from NetGalley in hopes that my daughter could read this. But it was only readable on my Netgalley app so she didn't get to read it. I read it and I have to say, there were some really amusing points. I've never read any of these books but I did find that Phoebe and Marigold the Unicorn's banter was really funny. And Marigold's super ego is hilarious. I thought some of the parts were disjointed but honestly, it may be something that kids gravitate towards. The book seems to take 2-3 pages to go through one skit and then start a new skit. For my daughter who loves unicorns and humor, I think this would be a huge hit.

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