![]() ![]() VERDICT The message that one need not be perfect to be loved is an excellent one to share during Valentine's Day story hours.Ĭopyright 2022 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission. Readers whose skills do not yet meet their expectations will resonate with Sparkle's experience. The watercolor-and-ink cartoon illustrations delightfully depict brown-skinned Lucy, with her spiraling black curls, and her goatlike companion. Sparkle transitions from bowed dejection to recognition that he is loved as he and Lucy look into each other's eyes and eventually share a hug. But Lucy finds it, declares it "perfect," and shares the card she has made for Sparkle as well. Author and artist Amy Young’s A Unicorn Named Sparkle picture book series for young readers are beautifully illustrated stories of friendship and love. ![]() ![]() Teary-eyed, Sparkle tosses his in the trash. Sparkle is pleased with his card, until he sees the beautiful ones on display at the party. He painstakingly cuts out a heart with his horn, makes a hoof mark for each of the things he loves about Lucy, and dips his horn into paint to add a "squiggly line" for a poem. But the beautiful card he imagines is a lot harder for a unicorn to execute. While Lucy is busy making valentines that will tell each of her friends at the party what she loves about them, Sparkle sneaks off with art supplies to make his own card for Lucy. PreS-Gr 2-Lucy and Sparkle are preparing for a Valentine's party. By Grade + Interest - K to 1st By Grade + Interest - 2nd to 3rd By Grade + Interest - 4th to 5th ![]()
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