When You Adopt a Pugicorn
(A When You Adopt... Book)
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Publisher Description
In the picture book When You Adopt a Pugicorn, author Matilda Rose and illustrator Tim Budgen answer the question what happens when a princess wishes for a unicorn . . . but gets a PUGICORN instead?
Every year, young princesses and princes arrive at Mrs. Paws’s Haven for Magical Pets to pick a perfect unicorn pet. But this year Princess Ava arrived too late. There are no unicorns left . . . only a pugicorn! He’s short and hairy. He can’t sit still or gallop gracefully—and he certainly can’t leap over rainbows.
Can a pugicorn ever be a princess’s best friend?
“Digital illustrations by Budgen present dynamic, animation-style characters against a twinkly atmosphere, complementing Rose’s simple message that encourages trying new things and accepting differences.” —Publishers Weekly
Also Available from Matilda Rose and Tim Budgen:
When You Adopt a Pugicorn: The Christmas Wish
When You Adopt a Pandarina
When You Adopt a Starwhal
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The team behind When You Adopt a Starwhal offers a rainbow-hued lesson in acceptance. Every year, in the Fairyland town of Twinkleton-Under-Beanstalk, young royals pick perfect unicorn pets at Mrs. Paws's Haven for Magical Pets. But when Princess Ava, a Black child clad in a sparkly pink dress and red sneakers, arrives, the shop has already run out. Instead, Mrs. Paws introduces her to Pugicorn, an excitable pup "with a funny snuffly nose, a curly little tail, and a rainbow-colored horn." Ava attempts to turn Pugicorn into the best unicorn ever; when unicorn training doesn't incite transformation, however ("And as for leaping over rainbows? Nope. No chance" ), she attends the Unicorn Picnic without Pugicorn. But a dilemma may just make Ava miss her unique pup. Digital illustrations by Budgen present dynamic, animation-style characters against a twinkly atmosphere, complementing Rose's simple message that encourages trying new things and accepting differences. Ages 4–8.
