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Review #13639 - Dated: 8th of March, 2015 Author: kymmage |
I don't think I can think of a better read for any child. This story is about a pony who dreams of being something more. Then one decision on her part and a happy accident later, and she is everything she wished for. And she gets everything she wants. But then the cracks start to appear. Things aren't as great as they seemed on the outside and she is left still feeling empty.
As a kid I use to dream of being the next pop star. I wanted it all, and reading this book really made me smile and say thanks to the universe that gave me little in the way of singing ability. Who would want to be chased everywhere, to have cameras everywhere. To never have a bit of quiet and for every nice fan, to have a troll lurking waiting to hurt your feelings.
Reading this with my older daughter, I was able to open up that dialogue about being happy with yourself. It's an important message, especially at the moment when bullying is starting to become an issue. She needs to embrace and get the message from several different sources, that being herself is okay and even preferred. So I was very happy to share that with her.
For her younger sister, she just loves a story. She loved Thelma so much and poured over the pictures for hours. She can often be found tucked up on the bed or couch with this book. She loves the pictures, as do I. They are fun, and rather sweet. Thelma looks great as a pony or a unicorn. At one point her dad was wearing a teeshirt with a unicorn on it. She pointed to the tee and said "unicorn" which impressed her dad a lot. And then she ran to get the book for him as well, and said "unicorn" again. So she was taking in the story and learnt a new word too.
I think this book will be very popular at our house for a long time. Its message is so important, I think it needs to be a once a week kinda read, at least. Thankfully it's a good read so I'm more likely to enjoy doing that. I'd recommend this for any parent who wants to start those conversations about self-love and embracing your own uniqueness.
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