5/28/2023 0 Comments Amy young a unicorn named sparkleI can still recall that feeling of dismay, when I opened it, and the look, almost of fear, on my mother's face as she watched me. They had the same type of box, so until I unwrapped it, I was convinced that I had been given the gift I wanted. I found myself thinking, as I read, of an incident from my own childhood, in which I desperately wanted a particular toy for Christmas, only to be given one that was less expensive. Lucy's behavior was so over the top, and her change of heart so late in the story, that I found most of the narrative here rather unpleasant. It is only when she makes Sparkle cry that she relents.Īlthough author/illustrator Amy Young's artwork in A Unicorn Named Sparkle's First Christmas was every bit as cute as in the previous installments of the series, I was so put off by the story that I found I couldn't enjoy it as much as those other titles. Sparkle however, is more interested in playing with the birds, and when Christmas morning comes and Lucy has no gifts from her unicorn friend, she reacts very poorly. As Christmas approaches, Lucy becomes quite concerned about presents, frantically shopping for gifts for Sparkle, and instructing him to do the same for her. Lucy and her pet unicorn Sparkle, who previously appeared in A Unicorn Named Sparkle and A New Friend for Sparkle, return in this third picture-book devoted to their adventures.
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