Sugarlump and the Unicorn

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But things are not what they seem, and the Singing Mermaid soon finds herself confined to a fish tank, longing for the freedom of the ocean. I like the book because it is glittery, magical, fun, well-written, rhymes and flows well in the usual Julia Donaldson’s style. Nevertheless, going on a adventure and seeking new things is great but its the small things in life, like being at home with your family that is fun.

Sugarlump is a rocking horse in a family home, but he wants so much more from life than to be simply spending his days no longer being played with as the children are at school.I do wonder however whether all horses would end up sad and unhappy like Sugarlump because no role seemed to be perfect (seeing Sugarlump’s track record, I think he is going to get dizzy and bored soon turning round and round at the same merry-go-round, listening to the same old music).

When Sugarlump the rocking horse longs to see the world, a magical unicorn with a silver horn and sparkling blue eyes grants his wish and turns him into a real horse. But after trotting around the farm, galloping around a racetrack and even dancing at the circus, Sugarlump learns to be careful what he wishes for. I love reading Julia Donaldson books to my baby sister I love the way she makes her books all glittery and teaches thing like this book it teaches children different types of horses and I love how she makes the unicorn makes the wish I laughed at my sister when she said she wish she had a unicorn to make her wishes I never noticed that the sing mermaid and Sam sly are in the book until my sister pointed it out. But when a magical unicorn grants his wish, he soon discovers there's no match for the fun of playing with playing with children. Here is where the adventure unfolds as he discovers what it’s like to be a race horse, a circus horse and so on.Written in Donaldson’s charming poetic style and beautifully illustrated with vibrant drawings and glitter on every page means this book will appeal to young girls and those who are still young at heart! The story is a classic be-careful-what-you wish-for plot but handled in a gentle way that ends on a positive note. She lives in Glasgow and spends a lot of time on stage performing her brilliant sell-out singalong shows! Enjoy all the stories from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks: Sharing a Shell, The Rhyming Rabbit and the bestselling, What The Ladybird Heard series. As the book is a poem book, I feel if read to the children a few times they could chant along with you and read with you.

Initially, Sugarlump enjoys his new and exciting life, but as time passes Sugarlump becomes tired of his new lifestyle and wishes for things to be different. Sugarlump was left in the attic because the boy and girl had both grown up and forgot about their favourite toy. So the magic unicorn transforms him into a race horse - but still, Sugarlump isn't quite sure if this life is right for him. Overall, I wish Sugarlump can be a more “positive” horse that sees good thing in what he has, but I understand this is just a children book for some fun and magical touch.Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks have teamed up to create another delightful picture book, complete with sparkly glitter on each page. After his wishes are granted, Sugarlump realises in the end that he just wants to be with the children.