Dana Simpson – Cannonball Read 17

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Unicorn Crush: Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure by Dana Simpson

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March 22, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I like the series Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson. Now, I don’t like every book or even every “joke” but I like how Phoebe is a loveable (frankly) dork, that is way relatable, even as an adult. When I found an online reader copy for book 19, Unicorn Crush: Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure I was intrigued. It had been awhile since I had read one, so figured it was time. Now, there isn’t anything really “new” to talk about, Phoebe is […]

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Phoebe and Her Unicorn in The Magic Storm by Dana Simpson

October 30, 2020 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

“Phoebe and Her Unicorn” began as a web comic by Dana Simpson in 2012 and then a few years later became a syndicated comic strip in newspapers, that is still in active publication. The first five books in the series are compilations of those comics. Phoebe and Her Unicorn in The Magic Storm is the first standalone graphic novel. Phoebe is an average girl who befriends a unicorn, Marigold Heavenly Nostrils. Together they tackle the mundane, school, to adventure, like when they solve mysteries as the […]

The journey of one boy becoming himself

And I’m Not a Girl: A Transgender Story by Maddox Lyons

March 31, 2020 by BlackRaven 1 Comment

The subject of transgender kids is a hot topic today. Regardless if you are in the court of “yay! Kids! Be you!” or in the court of “How can they know they are not their birth gender at a young age?” it is there. And I’m Not a Girl: A Transgender Story is another book dealing with this situation. Told from the point of view of the child, this seems like it is a realistic journey a young boy might take to become his true […]

Phoebe and Marigold Heavenly Nostrils are the new Calvin and Hobbes

May 29, 2018 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Phoebe and her Unicorn is at times charming and touching, but mostly it is funny, and overall an entertaining read. What began in 2012 as a daily webcomic (originally titled Heavenly Nostrils) has now been gathered into seven graphic novels, and is still being posted daily by author and artist Dana Simpson. On the strong recommendation of a friend I picked up the first graphic novel, Phoebe and her Unicorn, for my six year old. She loves it, her ten year old sister loves it, and I quite […]

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