Orchard Books ISBN 9781408336908 £12.99
A fabulous, funny book about a talent show. Chloe Crocodile is desperate to win because she wants the Big Sparkly Mellow Yellow Unicorn. In order to succeed, she must make the best rainbow unicorn cake, the best magic castle, the best unicorn fairy costume and give the perfect performance on her unicycle. She is confident… until Veronica appears. Veronica also wants to win the Mellow Yellow Unicorn. The illustrations are hilarious, and the characterisation of the animals is superb, especially Miss Twinkletoes, who judges the competition. The story ends with a surprise and the message is that friendship is more important than anything else. Delightful reading for children aged 3 to 5.
Brenda Marshall, SATIPS Council