
Member Reviews

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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.

Received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
"I shall read it through horn osmosis." That line made me laugh pretty hard! As always, the comics follow Phoebe and her best friend who just so happens to be a unicorn. The sense of humor is great and the artwork simple but easy to follow. Marigold is sassy and self-centered but she's really entertaining and has some great one-liners. She can get pretty dark too which makes the comics even funnier!
Highly recommend for any comic book fans!

This book was received as an ARC from Andrews McMeel Publishing in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.
I have to say by far this was my favorite of the Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure series. This really opened up my eyes on the relationship Phoebe and Marigold had with one another and Phoebe realizes how special and unique their relationship is. The dialogue and humor in the conversations with Phoebe and Marigold are so humorous and relatable which I believe is the reason why this series is so popular with our young reader community and the fact that Marigold is a very pretty unicorn thanks to the magnificent illustrations.
We will consider adding this title to our JGraphic Novel collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

Another fabulous book from Dana Simpson. Though the stories show the life of a grade schooler, she doesn't talk down to them and even includes a glossary in every book because her vocabulary might be above their reading level.
Phoebe and Marigold are back again talking about unicorn fashion and going to the goblin awards as well as a water park. We learn more about unicorn lore including what unicorns used to think about thunder and a story about caring what others think.
One of my favorite storylines is the relationship between Phoebe and her frenemy Dakota. I'm loving seeing how they went from mean girl and the person she bullied to both of them slowly growing.
Four and a half stars
This book comes out April 6th, 2021
Follows Virtual Unicorn Experience
ARC kindly provided by Andrew McMeel Publishing
Opinions are my own

After having a best friend who’s a unicorn for quite a while now, Phoebe discovers that unicorns have become popular and she’s not sure whether she’s okay with that or not. I, too, was into unicorns before they were cool so I understand where Phoebe is coming from.
Marigold employs her skills as a tooth fairy negotiator. Like all parents do, whether they want to admit it or not, Phoebe’s dad attempts to customise her. Phoebe and Marigold enjoy a day out at the water park.
Dakota receives a Blarty Award but she’s not entirely sure what the award is for since she doesn’t speak goblin. Marigold proves she has great taste in movies.
Dakota and Phoebe settle on being kind of friends. Phoebe makes her own Halloween costume without any magical unicorn assistance. And my personal favourite, Claustrophoebea and Pointyhead make another long overdue appearance.
I can’t believe I still love this series so much! This is the thirteenth time I’ve been allowed to see what lies beneath the Shield of Boringness and I’d hang out with Marigold and her human, Phoebe, again tomorrow if Marigold was inclined to magic up the fourteenth graphic novel by then.
There’s a great blend of comics that explore things we already know in a new way, like Marigold’s obsession with her reflection, and entirely new, very important unicorn related information.
“Unicorn sneers will make 62% of your freckles fall off.”
We also discover what’s to blame for us not being able to get negative comments out of our heads. It was peanut butter all along. Who would have suspected something that’s seemingly innocuous was capable of something so dastardly?!
Thank you so much to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the opportunity to fall in love with this graphic novel early.