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The Journey of Yuan and Kian

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This is an adorable book about a unicorn and narwhal as they go on a journey to make the night sky brighter ... with stars! How, you may ask? By adventuring through water and land to meet with other animals. It's a fund book to read where there's rhythm and repetition to help with children's vocabulary and reading skills. Highly recommend!

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A cute and unique story, I enjoyed the art style as an adult but unsure how popular it wil be with children, I over the key themes of perseverance and self belief/ esteem, this is a very text-heavy reading for a childrens book and wi be one you read with the child, very nice

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

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I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The artwork is very beautiful, it's a combine of hand- drawn watercolour mixed with some photographs. For example, the outline of the elephant is hand- drawn, but the body was filled with a photo of a real elephant's body.

Yuan and Kian befriends each other, one being an unicorn on land, one is a unicorn of the sea, they both are tasked with poking holes on land and in the water. They taught each other how to walk, and how to swim, now they want to fly to the sky and poke holes, so the lights can shine through the dark night.

Very whimsical story.

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3.5 Stars

Umm… okay. The Journey of Yuan and Kian is an interesting story about a land unicorn and a sea unicorn. The two become friends and decide to play after work. But darkness descends, making it impossible. The duo plans to learn to fly so that they can poke holes in the sky for some to appear.
They go from one animal to another asking for help. Each of them directs the duo to another and takes them one step closer to the mission. They finally learn how to fly (from a stork) and poke holes in the sky, allowing the stars to appear.
The moral is to believe in yourself and persist until you achieve. The book is text-heavy, with text on one side and illustrations on the other. Adults will probably have to read it out to the kids.
Coming to the illustrations, I’m still not sure if I like them or not. Drawings have been placed on real background pictures. While it is cute, the overall result looks more like an outdated animated movie. I’m not sure how it’ll look on paper. The e-copy wasn’t exactly wow.
To sum up, the book is pretty decent and entertaining but not something I'll remember for long.
I received an ARC from NetGalley and BooksGoSocial and am voluntarily leaving a review.

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“The journey of Yuan and Kian” by Marin Darmonkow depicts determination, consideration, and harmonius teamwork. This story deeply inspires the readers to adopt the perspective that anything in the world can be attained if the hard work and teamwork is applied to the best.

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This is a really delightful book about making new friends, finding a path, learning to believe in oneself and one's abilities and then sharing the rewards [if you will] with those around you.
Yuan is a land Unicorn and Kian is a water Unicorn [otherwise known as a Narwhal]. They meet and become friends and lament that they cannot spend more time together because the night is so dark. So they set out on an adventure to learn how to fly so they can change that, and the results are just delightful.
Children will love this book and its beautiful illustrations; they will love the friendship of Yuan and Kian and they will also learn how important it is to work together and to also not lose sight of one's dreams, even when the going is difficult. A beautiful story and book.

Thank you to NetGalley, Marin., and BooksGoSocial for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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Thank you NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for providing me a copy of the ARC for an honest review. I enjoyed the story a lot. I didn’t love the pictures but the drawing of the blue whale saved the art for me. That was by far my favorite picutre in the book! Overall i woudl recommend this book!

All opinions and views expressed in this review are purely my own and not affiliated with any brand.

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The Journey of Yuan and Kian is an adorable picture book about a unicorn and narwhal who become friends based on their shared single horns. They take turns teaching one another how to do the things they do, then decide to combine efforts to produce more sunlight by poking holes in the sky. This tale is a cute and silly way to explain the existence of stars and one all young children will love.

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The Journey of Yuan and Kian is the story of two unicorns, one of land and one of sea. They set out on a journey to bring some light to the dark.

This is a really cute story that has a hint of mythology to it. I think I liked that most of all. I think the art works well for some animals (for example the elephant looks really cute) but for others like the unicorn it sometimes looks off.

All in all, I recommend this story.

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Yuan and Kian have a problem. As the only land unicorn and sea unicorn, they are both very busy with the essential work they do for their communities. They'd love to play when they're done for the day, but it's late and they can't see in the dark. Luckily, they have an idea for how to solve this problem, and set off to work together to solve it. They meet several new friends on their journey and wind up learning something they never imagined!

While kids will enjoy following along with this quest, the art is the real standout in this book. It's a vivid, hand-drawn style that seems to mix in some photography. It's very bright and detailed and young readers will be engaged.

This is a text-heavy book that will be best read aloud to preschool and early elementary kids. There are some predictable repetitive pattens that can be used to make the reading interactive. This could make a fun circle time read and would be a nice addition to school and classroom libraries.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!

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