When You Adopt a Pugicorn (When You Adopt)

by Matilda Rose (Author) Tim Budgen (Illustrator)

When You Adopt a Pugicorn (When You Adopt)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: When You Adopt
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
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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. (Sept.)

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"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
Matilda Rose
Matilda Rose is the author of the When You Adopt series, which includes Pugicorn, Pandarina, and more adventures set in a fairy tale world featuring different magical pets. With important messages about sharing, kindness, trying your best, and being yourself, the When You Adopt books combine sparkle, fun, and heart. Rose lives in London. Tim Budgen is a freelance illustrator and art teacher. He's illustrated Pugicorn and the When You Adopt series, the Lizzie and Lucky series by Megan Rix, 20 Dinosaurs at Bedtime by Mark Sperring, and more amazing children's books. For much of his life he has been scribbling down ideas and can usually be found with a pencil in one hand and a sketchbook in the other. He lives by the sea on Hayling Island, England, with his wife, Julia.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781419747243
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams
Publication date
September 07, 2021
Series
When You Adopt
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV002070 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs
JUV002270 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical
JUV017010 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Christmas & Advent
Library of Congress categories
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