Four Bad Unicorns
by Rebecca Patterson (Author) Rebecca Patterson (Illustrator)
Frankie and her sister are unicorn crazy!
Today, they're playing their favorite unicorn game, but when their bossy friend Ada arrives with her brother to play, she takes over the game--and takes over Frankie's wheelchair--putting them all in unicorn prison. There is only one thing to do--it's time to be bad unicorns!
The author deftly handles the subject of childhood play and disability from her own personal experience of growing up with a sister with a disability.
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Kirkus Reviews
The bright, expressive, unicorn-cluttered cartoon illustrations are inviting, and the matter-of-fact portrayal of Connie's disability is refreshing.
Publishers Weekly
Siblings Frankie and Connie endure a bossy playmate to a point--and then find a way to turn the tables--in this beat-by-beat playdate of a picture book. Narrator Connie, who uses a wheelchair, describes the way Connie and Frankie, portrayed with pale skin, have of late gone "UNICORN CRAZY"--become obsessed with all things unicorn. Frankie zooms through breakfast at "top unicorn speed" so the two can play "UNICORN FARMERS! OUR BEST GAME EVER!" When neighbors Ada and Colin, portrayed with brown skin, come to play, bossy Ada takes over, insisting the group pivot to a building game ("Unicorn Palace of Wonder") and requiring Connie "be part of the wall." Further indignities ensue until the siblings are prompted to rebel. If the us-versus-them plotting lacks in resolution , Patterson's wash-filled line drawings accurately channel childhood exuberance, energy--and happily focused interest. Ages 4-9. (Mar.)
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JUV039150 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Special Needs
JUV002270 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical
