Thelma didn’t start out as a unicorn. She was a rather plain pony hanging out in a field with her friend, Otis the donkey. She was sad, though. She wanted so badly to be unicorn – beautiful, magical, sparkly and adored by all.

One day, she tied a carrot to her forehead and thought “I’ll say that I ‘m a unicorn. It might just work…who knows?” Well, just at that moment, a truck fortuitously loaded with pink paint and glitter happened to drive by and the driver was so startled by Thelma that he swerved and dumped paint and glitter on her!

Thelma was an instant star – a beautiful, glittery, pink unicorn. Life was wonderful…for awhile. She loved the attention and fame. But, it didn’t take long for Thelma to realize that her life was no longer her own. Her fans were a rabid lot, following her EVERYWHERE! And, some people were actually quite mean.

Thelma, the unicorn, wished she was back to being Thelma, the pony. So, she washed off all that paint and glitter and walked right past the crowd of fans to her friend, Otis. And, she told him that she would rather just be herself.

This is a lovely book about self-acceptance and true friendship. Thelma can teach kids a thing or two. The text is rhyming and the illustrations are hilarious. Kids will love Thelma, the pony – turned unicorn-turned back to pony! Recommended.