Flash's Dash

Unicorn Princesses #2

by Emily Bliss, Sydney Hanson (Illustrations)

Welcome to an enchanted land ruled by unicorn princesses!
Cressida Jenkins, a unicorn-obsessed girl who is sure that unicorns are real, is invited to visit, and readers will be thrilled to journey to the Rainbow Realm along with her! In each story, Cressida is called to help a unicorn princess and her sisters in a magical adventure.

In Flash's Dash , the annual Thunder Dash is approaching, and Princess Flash has opened the race to non-unicorns for the first time ever! Cressida is the first human girl invited to participate, but Ernest the wizard-lizard accidentally casts a spell that covers the race track in sticky, pink goo! Can Cressida and the unicorn princesses find a way to save the race?

This magical chapter book series is full of fun, sparkle, and friendship.

Genres: Fantasy, Chapter Books, Childrens, Fiction

128 pages, Paperback

Published August 8, 2017

Reviews

[Camryn James · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think that unicorn princesses flashes dash is a pretty good book, @emilybliss is a good author and i would read more of her books if i can.

[Olivia-Armas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book. If the other unicorns in the book like breeze, moon and firefly were in the book I don’t get why they would put them in the book if those books hadn’t came out yet. Flash was pretty cool but I liked the first book more. Even my friend read the first book, and I didn’t even tell her about it!🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fun, cute entry in the series. This time, one of Ernest's spells goes awry (again), and the Thunder Dash (the annual unicorn race) is jeopardized. Can Cressida organize everyone to help out to clear the track, or will the race be cancelled?

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

EM continues to enjoy this series. I'm not a big fan, but she probably wouldn't be a big fan of most books I read. :)

[Brooke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun read aloud, cute illustrations. My daughter enjoyed it. Myself....not as much.

[Aria · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is full of SPEED FUN + ADVENTURE! H they can run ow can a girl clear the track from one of a lizards spells so that run the race?

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Despite being a book written for a young audience, it is well written and uses descriptive language. It is simple in terms of plot, but not basic. The characters encounter obstacles and grow from them. I am impressed by the strong moral values being taught. I want to share a few examples:

"She tiptoed into the kitchen. Her older brother Corey, and her parents were still asleep, and she didn't want to wake them. She poured herself a bowl of Whole Wheat Squares and ate her cereal quickly: she couldn't wait to get back to her book." Cressida (the main character) is shown to be considerate and thoughtful. She is also modeling that reading is fun.

"When she finished, Cressida put her empty bowl in the sink and crept back to her bedroom." Cressida is responsible. She cleans up after herself. This was such a minor detail to include, but this is an example of the intention the authoress has taken in her writing to show strong moral character, even in minor every day tasks.

"And then, suddenly, Flash surged forward, running so fast Cressida wondered if they were flying. Cressida squealed with delight as silver and gold lightening bolts crackled from Flash's horn and hooves." This sentence shows off wonderful imagery and vocabulary.

I could go on and on with more examples - the book is full of details that showcase good values and strong and beautiful writing. It is the perfect gateway book to high quality literature. This is exactly the kind of book I want my daughters to read.

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I appreciated that Ernest was woven throughout this story and that his spell gone awry was revealed later in the story, rather than as a device to explain Cressida's need to visit to the Rainbow Realm.

Since this was our fourth Unicorn Princess book, I'm getting annoyed with the reminders about how this all works. I appreciated the notes like "because time in the human world stops when Cressida is in the Rainbow Realm..." in our first few books, read out of order, but they're starting to wear on me now that we are so steeped in the Rainbow Realm mythology in this house.

I'm also annoyed that Cressida seems perfect. She's just so gosh darn happy to be in the Rainbow Realm and has such thoughtful ideas and mature conflict resolution skills that we don't see much growth or development on her part. I would like to see her struggle with some human flaws and emotions a bit more.

I can't justify a rating lower than 4 stars as my kid keeps begging for another chapter, though.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Appropriate for: Any age

I read this to my 3 year old daughter and she seemed to enjoy it. I thought it was good for what it was and I was curious about how they would solve the problem in the book. There was a scary part where a fox got stuck, but it was only a little scary.

[asiya | アセヤ (free palestine) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has got to be the cutest sequel EVER! I swear that I have read the first one, but I can't really remember when/where, so... L.O.L. I love this book a LOT, from the fact that it is just the cutest story on this planet, to the fact that the characters and world-building are to die for!!!

[Theresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this with my 6-year old daughter and she loved it. We have plans to read the rest of the series.

[Jayda Safford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Flash was my favorite unicorn.

[Megan Helmer]

Even cuter than the first! Read aloud with my big girls.

[Claire-Elizabeth Ramson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I particularly liked page 86 where Boris and Beatrice act like its completely normal to build a giant archway. Extra star just for this page.

[Erin Ruelas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this book with my daughter. She loves the first one and she loves the second one. She's excited for the third one.

[Herold Homeschool · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute read aloud for girls we used this in our Unicorn themed homeschool morning basket

[Adrienne Dixon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a cute book. My 4 year old daughter LOVES to run, so she especially liked this book. She is excited to hold her own “Thunder Dash”.

[Abbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book appealed to my 2nd grader. My assessment is - nothing too objectionable but could have easily been shorter.

[Pete · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 5 year old picked this out of a little neighborhood library. I read it to her over about a week. It mostly held her attention and overall she liked it.

[Leila · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like flash the princesses

[Jaime · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 9.5 year old says: “I liked how there are talking things in nature in both books I read. And I like Strawberry Cake!”

[Sage]

See my review of book 1

[Kristin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Our ten year old says five out of five stars. She really enjoyed the story. She's a fan of Unicorn Academy books as well, this was similar.

[Zeffie · Rating 5 out of 5]

love it so much

[Lauren piperato · Rating 3 out of 5]

see my review for book #1 and then bake yourself a strawberry cake before you read this book.