The lighthearted story of a child, a unicorn, and finding home, with amusing lift-the-flap leaflets to unfold—and a touching final surprise.
On a day full of rainbows, one little girl is playing in her tree house when there comes a knock on the door. It’s a unicorn! She loves unicorns! Thinking this one must be lost, she has the wonderful idea to bring the unicorn to live at a pet shop, where there are so many types of animals and homes. But when the unicorn doesn’t fit anywhere, she wonders if a farm would be more suitable. Or a maybe a carnival. Nothing seems to work—is there any place this unicorn would belong? With charming illustrations in candy-like colors and fun hands-on elements, this latest book in an internationally popular novelty series is sure to delight believers everywhere.---from the publisher
32 pages 978-1536246469 Ages 5-8
Keywords: unicorns, fitting in, belonging, fun, lift the flap, home, helping others, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old, If You Liked Animal Rescue Friends series, part of a series
Also in this series: Santa Post; Beast Feast
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If a unicorn turned up at the front door of your treehouse, what would you do?
Because, on a day full of rainbows, that is exactly what happened to the little girl in this charming story! And so she does what we would all do - tries to find it a new home. But nowhere seems to be a very good fit for this special creature, It didn't fit in to any of the homes in the pet shop; the food at the farm was not to its taste; the unicorns at the funfair just went round and round and didn't even stop to say hello... Perhaps the fairytale castle is the answer.
Or maybe the young reader has their own idea to contribute and using the lift-the-flap format as a model, can create their own suggestion,
Stories about unicorns remain popular particularly with young girls and this is one that will engage them well beyond that first sharing as they think about what they already know about unicorns, their habits and habitats to be able to determine just where would be the best home where all its needs could be met. They might even have to do some research using titles like The Secret Unicorn Club or The Secret Lives of Unicorns, as they realise that there is always more to know and discover before final decisions can be made.
This is a magical story of friendship that focuses on wanting things to be just right for the unicorn even if that means having to put their needs before you own.
This review can also be found here.
Recommended by: Barbara Braxton, Teacher Librarian, New South Wales AUSTRALIA
See more of her recommendations:
500 Hats http://500hats.edublogs.org/
The Bottom Shelf http://thebottomshelf.edublogs.org/
