Rating: Not for me

Reading Level: Mid Elementary

I’m starting to understand why these comics are so popular. They poke fun of our culture! Here is an example.

The egotistical unicorn is over-the-top, but it is admittedly clever and sometimes makes me chuckle. Here is an example, where the unicorn doesn’t want to fit in so ends up making itself wacky colors:

Nevertheless there are concerns:

  • The idea that you can be anything. I’m not talking about occupation. It’s the idea that you can change into an animal or any creature you want to be (including a unicorn).
  • Bullying
  • Name Calling
  • Unicorns, Goblins
  • Halloween, costumes, being scared
  • Ducking out of a math test
  • Cursing people
  • Casting spells
  • Obsession with being fashionable
  • Accidental extortion
  • Booger humor
  • The mean girl has a gigantic ego

Themes are:

  • Humans can struggle with caring about opinions if others, even if the others are not great people
  • Friendship
  • Some kids can be bullies and/or super self-absorbed, and can put others down to build themselves up

Overall I wouldn’t mind checking out other books in this series, but in this one the bad outweighs the good.

See also my review of Phoebe, Her Unicorn, and the Magic Storm