By Julia Donaldson (author) , Lydia Monks (illustrator)
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Julia Donaldson, former Children’s Laureate and author of The Gruffalo tells a magical tale of a horse whose wishes come true – thanks to the magic of a unicorn. Sugarlump is a rocking horse; he’s happy when the children are at home and he can rock them back and forth on his broad back.
But when the children are at school, Sugarlump is bored. If only he could out in the big wide world. Sugarlump tries his hand at being all kinds of horses – a cart horse, a race horse, a circus horse – before finding the perfect answer to the kind of horse he really wants to be.
Follow the adventures of Sugarlump the rocking horse and a magical unicorn in this delightful rhyming story from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of What the Ladybird Heard. When Sugarlump the rocking horse longs to see the world, a magical unicorn with a silver horn and sparkling blue eyes grants his wish and turns him into a real horse.
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But after trotting around the farm, galloping around a racetrack and even dancing at the circus, Sugarlump learns to be careful what he wishes for. Luckily the unicorn has one more wish to grant . . .
Sugarlump and the Unicorn is the perfect story for reading together, with brilliant rhyming verse, bright and distinctive illustrations and a gorgeously glittery cover. Enjoy all the stories from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks: Sharing a Shell , The Princess and the Wizard , The Rhyming Rabbit , The Singing Mermaid , Sugarlump and the Unicorn , Princess Mirror-Belle and the Dragon Pox , What the Ladybird Heard , What the Ladybird Heard Next , What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday and The Girl, the Bear and the Magic Shoes .
Praise for WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD: “A terrific and witty adventure.” Guardian
“A superb book to read aloud.” Daily Mail
Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child , which together have sold over 25 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages.
Her other books include Room on the Broom, Stick Man and Zog, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, The Hospital Dog, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures, illustrated by Lydia Monks.
Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle series, illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs – and her brilliant live shows are always in demand.
She was the UK Children’s Laureate 2011–13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature.
Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between West Sussex and Edinburgh.
Click here to read a Q & A with Julia.
Author photo © Steve Ullathorne
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Sugarlump and the Unicorn and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
Sugarlump and the Unicorn features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Featured Books for 3+ readers, Animal Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
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Sugarlump and the Unicorn was written by Julia Donaldson and published by Macmillan Children's Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Sugarlump and the Unicorn has 24 pages
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