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Bringing an imaginary unicorn to school. "Chaos" ensues. ( )

Pinkalicious is wary about starting school and not having many friends there, so she brings along her unicorn Goldilicious for the day. But her teacher, Mr. Pushkin, says that Goldilicious can only stay if she follows all the school rules.

This book should be a standalone, but I think having knowledge of previous Pinkalicious titles might help. For instance, it's not super obvious that Goldilicious is an imaginary friend, which is pretty crucial to the plot here. On the plus side, I like how Pinkalicious pretending to show her imaginary friend the ropes at school allowed her to become more comfortable there and realize how many real-life friends she actually had.

As an early reader, this book does it job. The easy vocabulary and simple sentence structure allow beginning readers to follow along fairly easily. The topic of starting school is one that will appeal to many young readers, both female and male. The illustrations are not particularly exciting, although they serve as additional context clues for those learning to read. ( )

Great book for beginning readers, learn about school rules and why we have them