Sugarlump and the Unicorn: A magical rhyming story from the creators of What the Ladybird Heard

As a Grandma who reads bedtime stories, I have to admit that this is one of my favourites. I love Julia Donaldson as her verse is so easy to read aloud, and this is such a sweet story. Oh - and the grandson loves it too!

My granddaughter loved her gift and I enjoy reading this to her

My 4 year old grand daughter loves this book as she can join in.

Bought for Great-grand daughter (age 3) who is delighted. She loves books but does not need board books; this is a proper book but strong enough for her to handle.

A lovely story which taps into the unicorn trend. My 3 and 5 year olds really enjoy this book. Only gave it 4 stars as it is not quite a classic like the gruffalo, but another great Julia Donaldson book.

I don't think that you can really go far wrong with a Julia Donaldson book and both of my children have loved each book written by her that I have bought for them so far and this one has also been a big hit too and not just because my daughter loves Unicorns as my son asks for this book at bedtime a lot too. This is another one of the glitter books which include The Princess and the Wizard , Princess Mirror-Belle and the Dragon Pox , The Rhyming Rabbit and The Singing Mermaid and so each page has glitter highlights on it which adds a lovely sparkly effect to the story. We have the paperback version which is a good sized book measuring 25cm by 25cm. The book is written in a rhyming style and is about a rocking horse called Sugarlump. Sugarlump loves being a rocking horse and he loves the little boy and girl who own him but he gets sad when they go to school and leave him at home on his own. Sugarlump wishes that he could trot out in the big wide world and all of a sudden a snow white Unicorn appears and grants him his wish. So Sugarlump becomes a farmer's horse which he loves at first but soon wishes he could be doing something else and so the snow white Unicorn once again appears to grant his wish.... The illustrations are beautifully done with bright colourful pictures and each has glitter accents at certain parts such as Sugarlumps spots or the Unicorns horn. The story flows nicely and the rhyming style is easy to follow and read aloud. I know there are some reviews which don't like a certain sentence in the book (" I wish I had never been born") but to be honest neither of my children have commented on this at all and when taken in context with Sugarlump being sad I just took it as a turn of phrase but I can understand why parents would not like this sentence and so I think its worth knowing about to make the decision prior to purchasing the book. Both of my children love this story and the ending which is synonymous with some of our Butlins holidays and I really love the story (and glitter) too.

Lovely book .. happy with it only issue is that it was not on time .

I bought this for my 5 year old daughter. I was looking for a short, happy story. The first thing that struck me was the beautiful illustrations which are not only colourful but also full of sparkly glitter which my daughter loved. The story is of Sugarplump the rocking horse that wishes he could be “out in the big wide world”, and the unicorn with “her eyes bright and blue” who can “make any wish come true”! This rhyming story is a lovely bedtime tale. I bought this as part of a deal, two books for £7.00 but even at its full price of £4 this is excellent quality that you can feel and read, and would make an excellent gift too.

My almost 3-year-old granddaughter just loves this book. It has lovely illustrations, well written poetry and just the right amount of repetition to make it appealing to young children. I bought this for her birthday.

This is a wonderful story about loss, finding your place and making others happy. It is written for children with beautiful pictures to support the story. I highly recommend this book.

Cute book for little Kids. Even I, as a mom and teacher, loved the colorful pages. The story is suitable for children up to the age of 8 and makes a great gift because it's so pretty and glittery that you can't stop looking at it!

It's a really nice story. Our daughter love's it.

Good quality and a lovely read