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ssejig's review against another edition
5.0
Phoebe and Marigold are back and at their best. For most of the book, the timing is summer vacation. Phoebe re-learns how to manage her own time. Marigold learns about camping. Everyone gets to meet a unicorn who lives in the forest so he can be "away from it all" (not including video games). And Phoebe starts to be something like friends with Dakota (since Phoebe is the only person she can talk to about the goblins).
It's impressive how much growth these characters can still have in book 11 yet stay true to themselves (little girl and narcissistic not-so-fictional character.) I thought it was really interesting that, while Dakota seems to have no one to talk to about unicorns, Phoebe and her parents as well as Max and his parents all accept unicorns with equanimity.
It's impressive how much growth these characters can still have in book 11 yet stay true to themselves (little girl and narcissistic not-so-fictional character.) I thought it was really interesting that, while Dakota seems to have no one to talk to about unicorns, Phoebe and her parents as well as Max and his parents all accept unicorns with equanimity.
aliciabooks's review against another edition
5.0
THE WAY I’M AT THE EDGE OF MY SEAT TO SEE IF PHOEBE AND DAKOTA MIGHT MOVE BEYOND FRENEMIES, I —
books_tea_healthy_me's review against another edition
5.0
This series is one of my third grade daughter's favorites so it was going to be hard for it to disappoint - and it didn't. Another wonderful addition to Phoebe and Her Unicorn!
Thank you to NetGalley for my copy in exchange for my honest review.
Thank you to NetGalley for my copy in exchange for my honest review.
krys_and_books's review against another edition
4.0
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher I was able to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
***
Camping With Unicorns is the 11th book in the Phoebe and Her Unicorn series and the comic strips are just as fun as I remember previous volumes being.
School is out for the summer and Phoebe goes on new adventures with her best unicorn friend Marigold. You see a lot of familiar faces and some new ones as well. I feel like the humor has kicked up a notch to. In the past I’ve thought it a cute comic and something definitely worth suggesting to reluctant readers, and just readers who need a story about a girl who gains confidence in herself with her unicorn friend at her side bolstering her, but this volume felt like the humor was definitely intended for adults as much as kids. I felt like I got more of a kick out of it than usual at least. I love Phoebe and Marigold so much, there friendship is wonderful and shows such great development between the two of them.
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Camping With Unicorns is the 11th book in the Phoebe and Her Unicorn series and the comic strips are just as fun as I remember previous volumes being.
School is out for the summer and Phoebe goes on new adventures with her best unicorn friend Marigold. You see a lot of familiar faces and some new ones as well. I feel like the humor has kicked up a notch to. In the past I’ve thought it a cute comic and something definitely worth suggesting to reluctant readers, and just readers who need a story about a girl who gains confidence in herself with her unicorn friend at her side bolstering her, but this volume felt like the humor was definitely intended for adults as much as kids. I felt like I got more of a kick out of it than usual at least. I love Phoebe and Marigold so much, there friendship is wonderful and shows such great development between the two of them.
jennmarshall27's review against another edition
5.0
This is the 11th book in the Phoebe and her Unicorn series. Dakota and Phoebe are moving on from their past. "Rebooting" their friendship. We are spending the summer with Phoebe as she tries to learn how not to embarrass Dakota.
Dana Simpson is the master of one liners. She is so funny. The art is adorable and the book is filled with wonderful gems like Al, the unicorn who spends his time in the woods playing video games.
I know my students will love this title as much as I did.
Dana Simpson is the master of one liners. She is so funny. The art is adorable and the book is filled with wonderful gems like Al, the unicorn who spends his time in the woods playing video games.
I know my students will love this title as much as I did.
topshelfstateofintegrity's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I've been a diligent reader of this series since it came out. It's too simple to call it today's Calvin and Hobbes - but it does echo that comic's sass and spirit of fun. I wish Phoebe and Marigold many, many more years of adventures!
erine's review against another edition
3.0
Whether I am finally losing steam for Phoebe or if I just have quarantine-brain, I do not know. Still a solid series, but I find myself looking for longer arcs and fewer single page panels.
It’s not you, Phoebe, it’s me.
It’s not you, Phoebe, it’s me.
anji87's review against another edition
4.0
“Camping with Unicorns” book eleven in the series, courtesy of Netgalley. As a premise, the whole series is adorable. Centring around a human girl and her unicorn best friend, the book shows, in comic book form, a series of vignettes and adventures. Brightly coloured panels and childlike wonder fill every page, making this a great read for anyone who is young, or young at heart